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  • Mawlana Hazar Imam is greeted by the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Amina Mohamed. Hazar Imam is visiting Kenya at the invitation of President Uhuru Kenyatta. Aziz Islamshah
    The Ismaili | 10 December 2015 | Kenya

    Mawlana Hazar Imam in Kenya for Jamhuri Day

    Mawlana Hazar Imam is greeted by the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Amina Mohamed. Hazar Imam is visiting Kenya at the invitation of President Uhuru Kenyatta. Aziz Islamshah
  • Mawlana Hazar Imam is welcomed by an 8-year-old girl, who presents him with a bouquet upon his arrival in Nairobi. Aziz Islamshah
    The Ismaili | 10 December 2015 | Kenya

    Mawlana Hazar Imam in Kenya for Jamhuri Day

    Mawlana Hazar Imam is welcomed by an 8-year-old girl, who presents him with a bouquet upon his arrival in Nairobi. Aziz Islamshah

Nairobi, 11 December 2015 — Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in Kenya today, where he will participate in Jamhuri Day celebrations at the invitation of His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Jamhuri Day is a national holiday marking the anniversary of Kenya’s establishment as an independent state. The celebrations will take place tomorrow at Nyayo National Stadium.

During his visit, Mawlana Hazar Imam is expected to hold private talks with President Kenyatta and other senior government officials at the State House.

Mawlana Hazar Imam has a long-standing relationship with Kenya, and the institutions of the Ismaili Imamat continue to make significant contributions to the social and economic development of the country and the wider East African community.