List of international presidential trips made by Uhuru Kenyatta
Uhuru Kenyatta became president following the Kenyan general election, 2013. The following is a list of presidential trips made by Uhuru Kenyatta since assuming office.
Summary of international trips
Uhuru Kenyatta has made several foreign trips on four continents, with several visits around East Africa and Africa in particular.
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1 visit | Algeria, Botswana, Burundi, Canada, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Germany, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Malta, Morocco, Namibia, Qatar, Russia, Sudan, Togo, Turkey, UAE, Mozambique |
2 visits | Angola, Belgium, China, France, Ghana, India, Italy, Nigeria, Somalia, United States, Zambia |
3+ visits | Ethiopia, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, United Kingdom |
2013
The following international trips were made by Uhuru Kenyatta during 2013:
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Tanzania | Arusha | 27 April | Summit of EAC Heads of State[1] | |||
Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 3 May | 21st Extraordinary IGAD Summit | |||
United Kingdom | London | 6 May – 8 May | Somalia Conference |
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South Africa | Johannesburg | 9 May – 11 May | World Economic Forum |
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South Sudan | Juba | 24 May | State Visit |
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Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 25 May – 26 May | AU 50th Anniversary celebrations |
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Uganda | Entebbe | 24 – 26 June | State Visit |
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Burundi | Bujumbura | 1 July | State Visit |
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Nigeria | Abuja | 14 – 18 July | AU HIV and Aids summit |
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Democratic Republic of Congo | Kinshasa | 18 July | State Visit |
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Uganda | Munyonyo | 4 August | AMISON summit |
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Russia | Moscow | 16 – 19 August | State Visit |
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China | Beijing | 19 – 24 August | State Visit |
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United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 25 – 27 August | State Visit |
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Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 12 October | AU Summit |
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Rwanda | Kigali | 28 – 30 October | State Visit |
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Kuwait | Kuwait City | 18 – 20 November | Africa-Arab Summit |
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Uganda | Kampala | 30 November | 15th Ordinary Summit of EAC Heads of State |
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South Africa | Johannesburg | 9 - 11 December | Nelson Mandela Memorial Service |
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2014
The following international trips were made by Uhuru Kenyatta during 2014:
Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) | Notes | ||
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Angola | Luanda | 15 – 16 January | State visit & 5th Summit of ICGLR Heads of State |
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Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 29 January – 1 February | AU summit |
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Uganda | Kampala | 19 – 20 February | Northern Corridor Meeting |
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South Sudan | Juba | 26 February | South Sudan Crisis Meeting |
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Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 10 – 11 March | State Visit |
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Tanzania | Arusha | 14 March | EAC Summit |
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Belgium | Brussels | 2 – 3 April | Investment Summit |
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United Kingdom | London | April | Investment Summit |
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Rwanda | Kigali | 7 April | State Visit |
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Turkey | Ankara | 10 – 13 April | State Visit |
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Qatar | Doha | 21 – 23 April | State Visit |
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Nigeria | Abuja | 4 May – 7 May | State Visit |
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2015
The following international trips were made by Uhuru Kenyatta during 2015:
Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) | Notes | ||
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Algeria | Algiers | 24 – 26 February | State Visit |
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Rwanda | Kigali | 7 March | 9th Northern Corridor Summit |
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Japan | Tokyo, Sendai | 11 – 15 March | State Visit and World Conference of Disaster Relief |
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Namibia | Windhoek | 21 – 22 March | Inauguration of Namibian President |
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Ethiopia | Bahir Dar | 18 April | Regional peace summit |
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Jordan | Aqaba | 18 – 23 April | Horn of Africa Coordination Meeting |
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United States | Los Angeles | 20 – 27 April | Milken Institute Global Conference |
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Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | 13 May | EAC Burundi Crisis summit |
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South Africa | Pretoria, Midrand | 17 May – 19 May | Pan-African Parliament |
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Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | 31 May | EAC Summit Burundi Crisis |
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Sudan | Khartoum | 2 June | Omar al-Bashir Inauguration |
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South Africa | Johannesburg | June | 25th AU summit |
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Zambia | Lusaka | 3 – 4 July | State Visit |
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Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 13 July | Global meet on Women Health |
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Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 27 July | South Sudan Crisis summit |
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Uganda | Kampala | 8 – 10 August | State Visit |
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Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 15 – 18 August | IGAD summit on South Sudan |
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South Sudan | Juba | 26 August | IGAD summit for South Sudan War |
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Italy | Rome, Milan | 7 – 10 September | State Visit, Milan Expo |
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United States | New York City | 24 September – 8 October | UN General Assembly |
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India | New Delhi | 27 – 30 October | State Visit and Africa-India Forum |
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Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | 6 November | President Magufuli inauguration |
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Malta | Valletta | 28 – 30 November | Commonwealth of Nations Summit |
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France | Paris | 30 November – 3 December | 2015 Climate change summit |
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South Africa | Johannesburg | 3 – 5 December | FOCAC summit |
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Rwanda | Kigali | 10 – 11 December | 12th Northern Corridor Summit |
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2016
The following international trips were made by Uhuru Kenyatta during 2016:
Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) | Notes | ||
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Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 29 – 31 January | AU Summit |
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Israel | Jerusalem | 22 – 25 February | State Visit |
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Djibouti | Djibouti | 28 February | AMISON Summit |
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Tanzania | Arusha | 2 – 3 March | 17th EAC summit |
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Ghana | Accra | 6 – 7 March | Ghana Independence Day |
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France | Paris | 4 – 6 April | State Visit |
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Germany | Berlin | 6 – 8 April | State Visit |
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Uganda | Kampala | 23 April | 13th Northern Corridor Integration Projects Summit |
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Rwanda | Kigali | 11 May | 26th World Economic Forum |
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Uganda | Kampala | 12 May | Yoweri Museveni inauguration |
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Zambia | Lusaka | 24 May | African Development Bank 2016 annual meeting |
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Angola | Luanda | 13 June | 6th International Conference on the Great Lakes Region |
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Belgium | Brussels | 15 – 17 June | European Development Days summit and State Visit. |
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Botswana | Gaborone | 27 – 30 June | State Visit |
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Uganda | Kampala | 4 July | 40th Anniversary of Entebbe hostage crisis |
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Rwanda | Kigali | 16 – 17 July | 27th Ordinary African Union Summit |
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Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 5 August | 2nd IGAD summit on South Sudan |
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Somalia | Mogadishu | 13 September | 28th IGAD Extra-Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government |
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Togo | Lomé | 14 – 16 October | African Union Extraordinary Summit on Maritime Security and Safety and Development in Africa |
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Sudan | Khartoum | 30 – 31 October | State Visit |
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Morocco | Marrakesh | 14 – 18 November | United Nations Climate Change conference |
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Uganda | Kampala | 20 – 21 November | Diplomats Forum |
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2017
The following international trips were made by Uhuru Kenyatta during 2017:
Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) | Notes | ||
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India | Ahmedabad | 9 – 11 January | State Visit |
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Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 28 – 31 January | 28th African Union heads of state summit |
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Somalia | Mogadishu | 22 February | Inauguration of Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed |
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Somalia | Dhobley | 18 March | Visiting Kenya Defence Forces stations in Somalia |
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United Kingdom | London | 10 March - 13 March | 3rd Somalia Conference |
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China | Beijing | 13 March - 18 March | Belt and Road Initiative Forum |
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Italy | Taormina | 26 May - 28 May | 43rd G7 summit |
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2018
The following international trips were made by Uhuru Kenyatta during 2018:
Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) | Notes | ||
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Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 26-30 January | AU Summit |
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Uganda | Kampala | 22 – 24 February | EAC Summit and Retreat |
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Cuba | Havana | 14-17 March | State Visit |
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Rwanda | Kigali | 21 March | 10th Extraordinary Session of the African Union Heads of State and Government Summit |
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Mozambique | Maputo | 29 March-2 April | State Visit |
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United Kingdom | London | 16-22 April | Commonwealth Summit |
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Canada | Quebec | 6-13 June | G7 Summit |
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United States | Washington, D.C. | 26-28 August | State Visit |
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China | Beijing | 2-4 September | 2018 Forum on China–Africa Cooperation |
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United States | New York City | 24-26 September | 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly |
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