Former US President Bill Clinton jets in for three-day tour

Former US president Bill Clinton (left) received by Deputy President William Ruto at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on May 1, 2015. PHOTO | DPPS 

In Summary

• The Clintons will travel to Samburu National Park on Sunday to see work in progress on the prevention of elephant poaching.
• These visits are part of a larger trip by the Clintons that will see them also visit, Liberia, and Morocco.

By PIUS MAUNDU
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Former US President Bill Clinton and his daughter, Chelsea Clinton, arrived in Kenya on Friday for a visit to charity projects in the country.

Mr Clinton arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport early Friday and was received by Deputy President William Ruto.

A statement from the Clinton Foundation sent to newsrooms states that the Clintons will visit several Clinton Foundation projects in the country on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

On Friday, Ms Clinton will visit Mbagathi District Hospital in Nairobi to see a project on educating families about treating diarrhoea and later meet her father and Kenyans to talk about the participation of women in development.

On Saturday, they will be in Kasarani, Nairobi, to talk about investing in women and later on visit a project In Nairobi they support on addressing climate change.

The Clintons will travel to Samburu National Park on Sunday to see work in progress on the prevention of elephant poaching.

They started the your in Tanzania, where they landed on Wednesday and proceeded to inspect Ngongwa Anchor Farm, a farming project under the Clinton Foundation.

These visits are part of a larger trip by the Clintons that will see them also visit Liberia and Morocco.