President Ruto to depart Kenya for coronation of UK's King Charles III

President William Ruto will be departing the country on Friday evening to join other world leaders at the coronation of King Charles III in the United Kingdom on Saturday.

At the invitation of the King, President Ruto will attend the historic event to be held at Westminster Abbey and presided over by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby.

On Sunday, May 7, 2023, the President will make an official visit to The Netherlands for a series of bilateral meetings that include a meeting with His Majesty King Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands.

During the visit, Kenya and the Netherlands will explore new areas of cooperation and strengthen existing partnerships between the two countries in critical areas such as trade and investment, development cooperation and multilateral fora.

President Ruto will, thereafter, embark on a two-day State visit to Israel at the invitation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

During the visit, the two leaders will hold high-level bilateral meetings and discuss areas of mutual interest, including technology and innovation, manufacturing, agriculture and defence cooperation.

The President is expected to visit several agricultural projects in the Middle East country that is renowned for its mega strides in irrigation.

Additionally, the President will meet the Israeli business community to pitch for their partnership and investment in Kenya.