President João Lourenço of Angola was to grace the historic event but was not at the event which ended at noon.
He had arrived on Thursday ahead of the event and was scheduled to attend it.
Speaking at the Kericho Green Stadium, the Angolan Foreign Minister Tete António explained that the President had planned to attend but couldn’t due to unforeseeable reasons.
“On behalf of the President, I would first like to convey his apologies.
He would have loved to be here but for unforeseen reasons, he could not make it to Kericho but he sent you a warm greeting,” he said.
It is not clear what were the unforeseen reasons.
He and his delegation were said to be held up in a Nairobi hotel on Friday.
President William Ruto also confirmed that the visiting President was in the country and would commence his official visit and discussion with the government on Saturday, October 21.
“He will be having his state visit tomorrow,” Ruto announced.
Lourenço arrived in the country on Thursday evening alongside his wife, Ana Dias Lourenço.
He was received by Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
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