Uhuru attends the first event in Nigeria as former President
The former President Uhuru Kenyatta is the chief guest at the Ministerial Performance Review Retreat of Nigerian President Muhammed Buhari.
This is the first appearance of the former Head of State in such high-level events after handing over the power on September 13, 2022, to his successor, President William Ruto.
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Buhari’s 3rd Ministerial Performance is a two-day event that is being held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Mr. Kenyatta was the keynote speaker. President Buhari’s retreat for this year is themed Enhance Security, Fight Corruption, and Transform the Economy.
The event will highlight President Buhari’s work in the last year.
When the former President handed over the power to his successor President William Ruto, he was given a new role to head the regional security consolations.
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However, the former President boycotted Ethiopia Peace Talks in South Africa early this month, saying he had other personal issues to address.
The meeting addressed the ongoing fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region.
Since Mr. Kenyatta handed over the power, he has only appeared once in public, and that was over the weekend when he was spotted in Narok County.
The former President has his farm in Narok.
It is not clear whether he will attend this year’s Mashujaa Day celebrations at Uhuru Gardens on Thursday, which President Ruto will grace.
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Mr. Kenyatta was against President Ruto, his former deputy to be elected as his successor, ending up supporting the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition leader Mr. Raila Odinga, who was defeated on the ballot.
Even after the defeat, Mr. Kenyatta insisted that Mr. Odinga would still be his leader.
On the other side, President Ruto assured his immediate predecessor that he would ensure his retirement benefits were well dispatched.
He also said he would ensure that the opposition team is playing its role of keeping the government on its toes.
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