The President arrived at the official Papal residence on Friday and was accorded a full Apostolic Palace State reception including a guard of honour mounted by the Swiss Guards.
Pontifical Swiss Guards are an army of 135 highly trained marksmen drawn from Switzerland and charged with the responsibility of protecting His Holiness the Pope and guarding the Apostolic Palace.
After the formal State reception ceremonies, Uhuru, who was not wearing any mask amid the Covid-19 pandemic, proceeded for a private audience with Pope Francis, also without a mask, before leading the lean Kenyan delegation that included Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo for bilateral talks with their hosts led by Cardinal Bishop Pietro Parolin.
The Catholic Church is one of Kenya’s foremost development partners, especially in the education and health sectors.
The Kenyan delegation, therefore, sought the Catholic Church’s enhanced participation in Kenya’s education, training, and health sectors in support of the Government’s Big 4 Agenda especially the ongoing rollout of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) program.
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