Details of Kenyatta family meeting in London leaked
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Kenyatta family travel itinerary in london 'leaked' with details revealing that they seek to consider relocation of some of their businesses over unfavorable political situation
Kenyatta family travel itinerary in london ‘leaked’ with details revealing that they seek to consider relocation of some of their businesses over unfavorable political situation.
A section of the family members of the former president President Uhuru Kenyatta is traveling to London for a meeting on various issues.
Among the issues they want to consider is the relocation of some of their businesses over unfavorable political situation.
Alternatively, they want to scale down some of their operations over what they see as a toxic environment.
Uhuru acknowledged that the family is planning a holiday, but other sources claimed that the meeting is crucial for making a lot of choices that could have a significant impact on the economy.
The Kenyatta family has significant power over industries like banking, lodging, travel, insurance, and agriculture. For instance, they control the NCBA Bank, a network of insurance companies, and the Brookside Dairy Industry.
Sources aware of the plans said the family members will meet and discuss current political and business environment in the country and decide the way forward.
The meeting is scheduled for August 11.
An official communication between the Foreign Affairs ministry and British High Commission in Nairobi with travel arrangements has angered many and added more fire to the tiff between the Kenyattas and the government.
Uhuru had in a meeting with editors in his house indicated he would be taking a long desired vacation with his family.
“I have never had a good family time as I wanted. In fact, I want to go on vacation with my children. And when this happens, do not say I have run away. I need rest and they need me. I have never been available,” he said.
A communication containing 16 names of Kenyatta family members was posted on social media, which angered many especially the family and their friends.
The list had the names of Uhuru, his wife Margaret, sons, daughter and their loved ones.
The communication sought the embassy’s help in granting the travel team entry visas as they would be traveling.
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“The Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs of the Republic of Kenya presents its compliments to the British High Commission in Nairobi and has the honour to inform that the family of the Former President H.E. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta intends to travel to the United Kingdom on 2nd August 2023.
“The Ministry therefore requests the assistance of the Esteemed High Commission in facilitating the issuance of the Entry visas to the following members of the Former President’s family,” the letter from the ministry read in part.
The leakage of information angered some people online who questioned who was behind the leakage and the motive.
Jubilee official and blogger Pauline Njoroge protested the “unprofessional move” to share the details.
She said the visit was private and privately financed.
“We now expect that in the same way, moving forward the ministry will be making public travel details of senior government officials and their delegations travelling on taxpayers money, from the President to the CS’s and PS’s, and exact amount of money allocated to those delegations,” Njoroge tweeted.
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