This archive report was first published on 3 May 2021.
On 4th and 5th May 2021, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan will embark on a two-day State Visit to Kenya, at the invitation of President Uhuru Kenyatta, published on 3rd May 2021.
The visit is expected to strengthen the cordial relations between the two countries, with Kenya being the biggest investor in Tanzania and Tanzanian exports to Kenya on an upward trajectory in the last ten years.
Kenya and Tanzania are members of the East African Community, currently chaired by President Kenyatta, and the visit is seen as an opportunity to deepen ties in the area of trade and people-to-people relations.
During the visit, President Suluhu Hassan will hold bilateral talks with President Kenyatta, inspect a guard of honour, and receive a 21 gun salute. She will also attend a session with executive women in business, a business forum for Tanzanian and Kenyan business community, and make an address at a joint sitting of Kenya's Parliament and Senate.
The State visit comes at a time when Kenya and Tanzania are working closely to deepen ties in various areas, including trade, tourism, and cooperation at the continental and multilateral levels.
