African Development Bank President to brief the media in Kenya

What:            Press Briefing

Who:             African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina

When:           Friday, 3rd June 2022, 10:00-11:00 hrs East Africa Time

Where:          Kempinski Hotel

Members of the media are invited to a press briefing by African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, who is in Kenya on a four-day official visit.

The Bank Group chief, who arrived in Nairobi on the 31st of May, has met with President Uhuru Kenyatta and attended Kenya’s Madaraka Day celebrations at Uhuru Gardens. He has also met with senior Kenyan government officials, including Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Planning Ambassador Ukur Yatani Kanacho, who is the African Development Bank Group’s Governor for Kenya.

Adesina visited the site of the African Development Bank-funded Kenol-Sagana-Marua Highway, which the government is expanding as part of Kenya’s section of the Cape to Cairo Trans-Africa Highway. The highway is being upgraded to facilitate intra-Africa trade.

Dr Adesina will share with you details of the Bank’s role in Kenya’s socio-economic development and regional integration. He will also talk about how the Bank is helping the country deal with current challenges such as the impact of Covid19 pandemic, climate change and Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Contact:

Joyce Mulama, Regional Communication Coordinator, East Africa, Communication and External Relations Department, African Development Bank, Email: j.mulama@afdb.org  Tel : +254 724975170