Uhuru cancels trip to Kakamega at last minute

mary kulundu

April 24, 2018 12:26 PM

Uhuru cancel trip

President Uhuru Kenyatta will not be opening the 5th Devolution Conference 2018 as earlier planned.

Mr Kenyatta cancelled the trip to Kakamega county due to bad weather. Instead, the Head of State will be addressing the Governors, Senators and other stakeholders via a video link from Nairobi.

" will address delegates at the 5th Devolution Conference being hosted in Kakamega County via a Live Televised link from ," PSCU tweeted.

In his opening speech which he delivered in the afternoon, President Kenyatta started by apologizing.

"I was not able to join you in Kakamega due to unavoidable circumstances," he said.

Today, President Kenyatta was scheduled to participate in a panel discussion with Chief Justice David Maraga, Turkana Governor Josephat Nanok, Speaker of the National Assembly Justin Muturi and Speaker of the Senate Kenneth Lusaka and UK High Commissioner to Kenya Nic Hailey.

The conference will end on 26th April 2018 and Deputy President William Ruto is expected to close the ceremony.

At the same time National Super Alliance leader Raila Odinga is scheduled to deliver a key note speech on 25th April 2018.

mary kulundu