United Republic of Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan landed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Tuesday morning for a two day State Visit.
Her Excellency President Suluhu was received by Foreign Affairs CS Rachael Omamo among other Government dignitaries.
President Suluhu first stop was at State House where she inspected a guard of honour and received a 21-gun salute before proceeding for bilateral meetings and consultations.
President Uhuru Kenyatta and the First Lady Margaret Kenyatta will host an official State Dinner for Her Excellency at State House.
The two presidents will hold consultations at a business forum for Tanzanian and Kenyan business community. She will also attend a session with executive women in business.
During the State visit, she will make an address at a joint sitting of Kenya’s Parliament and Senate.
In a Gazette notice the National Assembly Speaker said, “Notice is hereby given to all members of the National Assembly and all Senators that pursuant to the standing orders, the two speakers after consultation have arranged for a joint sitting of Parliament to be addressed President Samia Suluhu.”
The State visit comes at a time when Kenya and Tanzania are working closely to deepen ties in the area of trade and people-to-people relations including the private sector, arts, culture, wildlife matters, tourism and cooperation at the continental and Multilateral levels.
Samia Suluhu, Africa’s only sitting female president at the moment, took over from John Pombe Magufuli following his death in March, and her visit comes nearly five years since her predecessor made a similar visit.
