Former president Uhuru Kenyatta paid a courtesy call to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, while enroute to Nairobi after attending the swearing in ceremony of DRC’s president Felix Tshisekedi last Saturday.
According to Museveni’s senior press secretary, Sandor Walusimbi, the two leaders met on Wednesday January 24, whereby Uhuru briefed Museveni on the progress of the efforts to restore peace in Eastern DRC.
“The Facilitator of the EAC-led Nairobi Peace Process, H.E. President (Rtd) Uhuru Kenyatta @4thPresidentKE, yesterday, briefed H.E @KagutaMusevenion the progress of the ongoing efforts to restore peace in Eastern DRC,” he shared on X.
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The office of the 4th president of Kenya also confirmed the meeting between Museveni and Uhuru.
“The Facilitator of the EAC-led Nairobi Peace Process, H.E. President (Rtd) Uhuru Kenyatta at the inauguration of H.E. Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo at the Martyr’s Stadium. Later, he called on President Tshisekedi at his official residence, The Palais de la Nation in Kinshasa, DRC where he conveyed his congratulatory message and held discussions on matters of great concern to the people of DRC🇨🇩 as well as the region.
“En route to Nairobi, the former President paid a courtesy call to H.E. @KagutaMuseveni, President of the Republic of Uganda🇺🇬. @Presidence_RDC,” read a tweet on its official X account.
The Facilitator of the EAC-led Nairobi Peace Process, H.E. President (Rtd) Uhuru Kenyatta at the inauguration of H.E. Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo at the Martyr’s Stadium.
Later, he called on President Tshisekedi at his official residence, The Palais de la Nation in… pic.twitter.com/BFyPUFe7Rv
— Office of the 4th President of Kenya. (@4thPresidentKE) January 26, 2024
Uhuru’s visit to Museveni comes after he raised eyebrows for using Ugandan Airlines to fly to DRC last Friday. It however still remains a mystery on why he did not use Kenya Airways.
