President John Mahama has visited Ghana’s High Commission in Kenya, becoming the first by a sitting President since its renovation
He was recieved by the High Commissionner to Kenya H.E. Damptey Bediako Asare who took President Mahama on a guided tour of both the residence and the chancery which have undergone a significant facelift since 1960.
He provided a brief overview of the mission’s history, noting its its closure in the early 1980s.
Though the Mission was reopened in 2008, it had not undergone any major refurbishment.
In a brief remark, President John Mahama said he was impressed by the work done and thanked the staff for their dedication to duty.
President Mahama is in Nairobi, Kenya for the African Union (AU) high level meeting
He is accompanied by government Acting Spokesperson to the President, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, who is also the Minister for Communications designate, Deputy Chief of Staff (Operations) Stanisluv Xoese Dogbe and other government officials.
