PHOTOS: US First Lady Jill Biden lands in Kenya for 3-day visit
By Wycliffe Nyamasege, February 24, 2023United States First Lady Jill Biden landed in Kenya on Friday, February 24 for a three-day official visit to East Africa’s largest economy.
Jill Biden arrived in the county aboard Executive One Foxtrot military plane which touched down at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) at 4:29 pm.
She was received at the airport by Kenya’s First Lady Rachel Ruto, US ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman, Cabinet Secretary for East Africa Community (EAC), Arid and Semi-Arid Lands Development Rebecca Miano among other state officers.
Jill Biden’s tour is a follow-up to the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit held in Washington DC in December last year.
Kenya’s First Lady said on Thursday that Jill Biden’s trip will focus on women’s economic empowerment projects.
Rachel Ruto said that her American counterpart will visit the joyful women program where she will get a chance to experience table banking.
“Dr Biden will focus on women’s economic empowerment projects and will visit the joyful women program, where she will get a chance to experience table banking; a transformational economic empowerment model championed by her excellency Mama Rachel Ruto, which operates under Mama Doing Good Organization.
“The Joyful Women Program table banking model is active in 39 out of 47 counties in Kenya and aims to expand to all 47 counties,” Rachel Ruto said.
Jill Biden is visiting Kenya from Friday, February 24, to Sunday 26 February 2023, to strengthen America’s partnerships with Kenya and the African continent.
This visit is Jill Biden’s third visit to Kenya and the first as a First Lady.
The First Lady arrived in Kenya from Namibia where her trip was focused on the role of young people in continuing to shape their democracy and advance health cooperation.
Her visit to Africa comes ahead of expected visits by her husband President Joe Biden and other senior administration officials later this year.