UBALOZI NEWS SEPTEMBER 2018 ISSUE

A Newsletter of the High Commission,

Ottawa, Canada

President Uhuru Kenyatta Attends G7 Summit

H.E President Uhuru Kenyatta was among a select group of leaders invited to the G7 Summit in , Canada. The Outreach session focused on the theme of the Blue Oceans Economy. The President held a number of high level meetings with the Prime of Canada and other world leaders on bilateral and international matters. He was accompanied by the Secretary for Foreign Affairs Amb. and other senior government officials.

He reiterated that the G-7 has the political and financial muscle to help raise the level of ambition and sophistication in driving the The President is presented with flowers by Ms Lisa Koech on his arrival at the Fairmont healthy oceans agenda. Le Chateau Fontenac Hotel, Quebec City , Canada

Agreement and called for enhanced legal sanction to He reassured the summit that Kenya subscribed to ensure that no country is left behind in the collective the ideals and charter of the COP 21 Paris quest to save our planet and safeguard resources for future generations. The President told the summit that Kenya has a large and rich but largely unexploited coastline along the Indian Ocean and several lakes including part of Lake Victoria. He regretted that successful exploitation of Africa’s blue economy is hampered by maritime threats including illegal and unregulated fishing by foreign trawlers, piracy, human trafficking, smuggling of contraband goods and degradation of marine eco-systems through marine litter and the destruction of coral reefs and coastal forests He called for a concerted effort by the international

community to combat pollution of the marine H.E President Uhuru with the Rt. Hon. ecosystem and Illegal Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing.

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explored the areas of possible future collaboration Chief Justice Maraga Visits Canada between Canada and Kenya judicial institutions.

Hon , Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court and also the chair of the Judicial

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Commission for a two week benchmarking tour of Canadian judiciary institutions from 15th June to 2nd of July, 2018.

The Delegation comprised of Mrs. Mercy Deche, Vice Chair of the JSC. Other members included Prof. Tom Ojienda, Justice Aggrey Muchelue, Hon. Emily

Justice Maraga and his team with their Canadian hosts outside the Supreme Court of Canada

They learnt that each of the institutions operates independently but consult on a need basis. They also learnt that there are strict timelines for cases to avoid the same dragging for too long. Judiciary relies on the Executive for financial Support to run its programmes.

During their stay in Canada, the delegation made time to pay a courtesy call on the High Commission where they were received by Amb. (Prof) Jane Kerubo the Deputy head of Mission on behalf of the High Commissioner. They were introduced to the members of staff.

Hon Chief Justice Maraga with his Canadian Counterpart Rt Hon Richard Wagner Ominde, Hon. Ann Amadi, Mrs. Winfrida Mokaya, Mr. Bernard Ochieng, Ms. Ann Asugah and Ms. Nancy Nyamwamu, Legal Officer.

The delegation visited the Supreme Court of Canada Justice Maraga with the staff of the Kenya High Commission, Ottawa where they were received by the Chief Justice Rt. Hon Richard Wagner and other officials of the Supreme Court. Hon. Maraga and Hon. Wagner

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seminar looked National Initiative on Technical and into modalities of Vocational Education Training (TVET) expanding and The Cabinet Secretary for Education Amb. Amina establishing the Mohamed led a delegation, comprising of the CEO of program and Page | 3 Equity Bank, Mr James Mwangi, Deputy Chief of sought to fast Staff, Executive Office of the President, Dr Ruth track the initiative Kagia and Amb Jane Kerubo, the Deputy Head of as an outcome of Mission to a seminar at the Matsercard Foundation the G7 Summit. Amb Amina Mohammed, Cabinet Secretary led by the CEO Dr Peggy Woo . Ministry of Education, Kenya The purpose of the meeting was to enhance Kenya’s TVET education portfolio in line with the Wings to Fly Scholarship Program to include diverse areas that CS Balala on a Study Tour of Parks touch on the Big 4 Development Agenda. Canada Hon. , the Cabinet Secretary for Tourism Kenya Parliamentary Committee on and Wildlife, led a team of senior officials from the Defence and Foreign Relations Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife to visit several parks th The Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee visited in the province of in Canada from 29 June the Mission on an oversight inspection tour. The to 6th July, 2018. The purpose of the visit was to get Committee led by Hon. Yussuf Hassan, comprised of best practices in the management of Parks and Hon. Patrick Makau, Hon. Tuwei and Hon. Nyagah wildlife conservation. The team consisted of policy Nkatha. The delegation was received by the Deputy makers, wildlife conservation professionals, Head of Mission Amb.(Prof) Jane Kerubo. community conservation experts and Kenya Tourism Board members.

Parliamentary committee during their visit in Canada The team held a working meeting with members of staff and toured the Chancery and all the mission’s assets besides having meetings with the Canada – Africa Parliamentary Association chair, Sen. The Ministry of tourism delegation with their hosts in Canada Andreycuck and her committee and Hon Hassanali, The Ministry is currently working on a National Chair of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Wildlife Conservation and Management Strategy and association and the Director Africa of the Global the team hopes to use the Canadian experience to Affairs ministry. The team also visited Niagara Falls enrich the strategy. and had an interactive session and dinner with the Parks Canada Agency which is the equivalent of Kenya Diaspora in Ottawa. Kenya Wildlife Services is a government ran

organization headed by a Chief Executive Officer, Focus on the digital economy and most notably currently Mr. Daniel Watson under the Ministry of Kenya’s AJIRA program were discussed. The two day Environment. The Agency manages over 47 National 3

Kenya Parks and conservancies. Parks Canada has been Airways will collaborating with KWS since 2006 and has been providing financial and technical support to KWS start direct over the years. flights The areas of interest during the study tour included Page | 4 human wildlife conflict, parks and wildlife between management and access to parks and attraction sites and by persons living with disabilities. The CS and his team used the occasion to promote Kenya’s tourism. New York He informed those present of the latest from October development in the sector including direct flights from Kenya to the USA starting October this year. Hon. Balala at a cocktail party in Toronto 2018 During the visit, the CS had a chance to meet with tour operators and journalists at a Magical Kenya

Cocktail at Fairmont Royal York in Toronto where he

gave a keynote address. The Conference will be attended by

Amb. Lanyasunya youth from various parts of the world. presents awards at Dot is a Canadian trust that was Digital Opportunity founded in 2001 and is headquartered Trust (DOT) Event in Ottawa, Canada. It has locally th H.E John Lanyasunya on 25 August, managed offices in Kenya and 12 2018 attended a function organized other Countries but works in 25 by Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) countries spread across Africa, the where he co-presented awards with Middle East, Latin America and Dot founder Ms Janet Longmore to Canada. It supports youth to become successful youth who won a trip to innovators and leaders and to create Kenya. They will participate in the and apply digital solutions that have Annual Dot Youth Unconference that positive impact to the community. takes place in October, 2018 in Dot works closely with private sector,

Nairobi. Amb Lanyasunya giving a keynote address at the governments, and community-based function organizations towards this end. DOT states that they have a network of 6000 youth whose contributions have benefited 1 million people around the world. The High Commissioner congratulated the winners and wished them a successful conference in Nairobi. He lauded DOT for using the youth in socio-economic development of their communities noting that the youth hold the key to the future. He added that the choice of Kenya to host the conference was good as the youth form the bulk of the population and are ready to embrace new technology. 4

Kenya Diaspora in Quebec BBQ on August 18, 2018 The Kenyan Association in Quebec had their annual Summer barbecue on Saturday 18th August at Parc Angrignon, Montreal. It was attended by Kenyans Page | 5 from all walks of life. Present also were Friends of Kenya from Canada, Senegal, Tunisia and other African countries. Attendees were treated to traditional Kenyan foods like Chapati, Nyama Choma, Kuku choma and pilau. Kenyan music “Zilizopendwa” was played to entertain the guests as they sampled the Kenyan Cuisine. According to the chairperson of the Kenyan Diaspora in Quebec this occasion is used by the community to “create a forum for Kenyans and friends of Kenya to interact and market Kenya and her products”. The occasion is also used to welcome Kenyans who have just arrived in Montreal to the larger Kenyan community. The Deputy Head of Mission Amb. (Prof.) Jane Kenyans and friends of Kenya enjoying Kenyan dishes. The servings included Chapati, ugali and nyama choma Kerubo represented the High Commissioner in the 2018 event. She applauded the KCO in Quebec for the good work they are doing in promoting Kenyan

products especially Kenyan tea.

She joined the KCO officials in welcoming the new arrivals in Montreal and encouraged them to register with the High Commission and take part in the

mission activities All Kenyans living in Canada are encouraged to register with

the High Commission online through the citizens portal of the

Mission website www.kenyahighcommission.ca

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Amb (Prof) Jane Kerubo addresses Kenyans at the park

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Pictorials

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President Uhuru being introduced by Amb Lanyasunya to his staff and Kenyans living in Canada on his arrival for G7 Summit

Amb Lanyasunya with Hon HarjitS. Sajjan Canada’s Minister for National Defence

President Kenyatta and Prime Minister Trudeau during the G7 Summit . With them are CS Foreign Affairs Amb Monica Juma and Hon Hussien, Canadian Minister for Immigration and other delegates

High Commission staff and representatives of Kenyan Diaspora posing for a group photo with Kenya athletes who participated in the 2018 Ottawa marathon. The Mission had hosted lunch in their honour

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Mr Joseph Korir, who took second position in the 2018 Ottawa Marathon poses for a photo with staff of the mission led by the Deputy Head of Mission Amb. Lanyasunya presenting jerseys to Safari 7s Rugby Team in Vancouver during the World Rugby Sevens series 2018 Vancouver, BC

Amb Lanyasunya presents a Coat of Arms to Mr Sunir Canadians sampling Kenyan cuisine during a past event Chandaria , Kenya’s Honorary Consul to Toronto

The High Commissioner and some Mission staff after a briefing session for Kenya’s Honorary Consul to Toronto (in white jumper)

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Ms Lucy Mungai, a Kenyan resident of Victoria BC using her resources to promote Kenya during a community function

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