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A Newsletter of the Kenya 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 Quebec, 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 Minister of Canada

and other world leaders on bilateral and

international matters. He was accompanied by

the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Amb.

Monica Juma 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

healthy oceans agenda.

He reassured the summit that Kenya subscribed to

the ideals and charter of the COP 21 Paris

H.E President Uhuru with the Prime Minister of Canada Rt. Hon.

Justin Trudeau

Agreement and called for enhanced legal sanction to

ensure that no country is left behind in the collective

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

ecosystem and Illegal Unreported and Unregulated

(IUU) fishing.

The President is presented with flowers by Ms Lisa Koech on his arrival at the Fairmont

Le Chateau Fontenac Hotel, Quebec City , Canada

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Chief Justice Maraga Visits Canada

Hon David Maraga, Chief Justice and President of the

Supreme Court and also the chair of the Judicial

Service Commission (JSC), led a delegation from the

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

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

where they were received by the Chief Justice Rt.

Hon Richard Wagner and other officials of the

Supreme Court. Hon. Maraga and Hon. Wagner

explored the areas of possible future collaboration

between Canada and Kenya judicial institutions.

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

Justice Maraga with the staff of the Kenya High Commission, Ottawa

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National Initiative on Technical and

Vocational Education Training (TVET) The Cabinet Secretary for Education Amb. Amina

Mohamed led a delegation, comprising of the CEO of

Equity Bank, Mr James Mwangi, Deputy Chief of

Staff, Executive Office of the President, Dr Ruth

Kagia and Amb Jane Kerubo, the Deputy Head of

Mission to a seminar at the Matsercard Foundation

led by the CEO Dr Peggy Woo .

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

touch on the Big 4 Development Agenda.

Kenya Parliamentary Committee on

Defence and Foreign Relations The Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee visited

the Mission on an oversight inspection tour. The

Committee led by Hon. Yussuf Hassan, comprised of

Hon. Patrick Makau, Hon. Tuwei and Hon. Nyagah

Nkatha. The delegation was received by the Deputy

Head of Mission Amb.(Prof) Jane Kerubo.

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.

Andreycuck and her committee and Hon Hassanali,

Chair of the Commonwealth Parliamentary

association and the Director Africa of the Global

Affairs ministry. The team also visited Niagara Falls

and had an interactive session and dinner with the

Kenya Diaspora in Ottawa.

Focus on the digital economy and most notably

Kenya’s AJIRA program were discussed. The two day

seminar looked

into modalities of

expanding and

establishing the

program and

sought to fast

track the initiative

as an outcome of

the G7 Summit.

CS Balala on a Study Tour of Parks

Canada Hon. Najib Balala, the Cabinet Secretary for Tourism

and Wildlife, led a team of senior officials from the

Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife to visit several parks

in the province of Alberta in Canada from 29th

June

to 6th July, 2018. The purpose of the visit was to get

best practices in the management of Parks and

wildlife conservation. The team consisted of policy

makers, wildlife conservation professionals,

community conservation experts and Kenya Tourism

Board members.

The Ministry of tourism delegation with their hosts in Canada

The Ministry is currently working on a National

Wildlife Conservation and Management Strategy and

the team hopes to use the Canadian experience to

enrich the strategy.

Parks Canada Agency which is the equivalent of

Kenya Wildlife Services is a government ran

organization headed by a Chief Executive Officer,

currently Mr. Daniel Watson under the Ministry of

Environment. The Agency manages over 47 National

Amb Amina Mohammed, Cabinet Secretary

Ministry of Education, Kenya

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Parks and conservancies. Parks Canada has been

collaborating with KWS since 2006 and has been

providing financial and technical support to KWS

over the years.

The areas of interest during the study tour included

human wildlife conflict, parks and wildlife

management and access to parks and attraction sites

by persons living with disabilities. The CS and his

team used the occasion to promote Kenya’s tourism.

He informed those present of the latest

development in the sector including direct flights

from Kenya to the USA starting October this year.

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.

Amb. Lanyasunya

presents awards at

Digital Opportunity

Trust (DOT) Event H.E John Lanyasunya on 25

th August,

2018 attended a function organized

by Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT)

where he co-presented awards with

Dot founder Ms Janet Longmore to

successful youth who won a trip to

Kenya. They will participate in the

Annual Dot Youth Unconference that

takes place in October, 2018 in

Nairobi.

The Conference will be attended by

youth from various parts of the world.

Dot is a Canadian trust that was

founded in 2001 and is headquartered

in Ottawa, Canada. It has locally

managed offices in Kenya and 12

other Countries but works in 25

countries spread across Africa, the

Middle East, Latin America and

Canada. It supports youth to become

innovators and leaders and to create

and apply digital solutions that have

positive impact to the community.

Dot works closely with private sector,

governments, and community-based

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.

Kenya

Airways will

start direct

flights

between

Nairobi and

New York

from October

2018 Hon. Balala at a cocktail party in Toronto

Amb Lanyasunya giving a keynote address at the

function

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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

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

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

Kenyans and friends of Kenya enjoying Kenyan dishes. The servings

included Chapati, ugali and nyama choma

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Pictorials

President Uhuru being introduced by Amb Lanyasunya to

his staff and Kenyans living in Canada on his arrival for

G7 Summit

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

Promoting magical Kenya as a tourist destination

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

National Defence

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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Amb. Lanyasunya presenting jerseys to Safari 7s Rugby Team in Vancouver during the World Rugby Sevens series 2018 Vancouver, BC

Canadians sampling Kenyan cuisine during a past event

The High Commissioner and some Mission staff after a briefing

session for Kenya’s Honorary Consul to Toronto (in white jumper)

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 presents a Coat of Arms to Mr Sunir

Chandaria , Kenya’s Honorary Consul to Toronto

Ms Lucy Mungai, a Kenyan resident of Victoria BC using her

resources to promote Kenya during a community function

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