Kenyan leader to visit in UAE

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki is due to leave the country on Sunday for a four-day official visit to the United Arabia Emirates, his office said on Saturday. A statement from Kibaki's office said while in the UAE, the Kenyan leader will hold bilateral talks with the president of UAE, who is also the ruler of Abu Dhabi, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed. "President Kibaki is also scheduled to deliver a keynote address during a meeting with members of the Abu Dhabi business community," the statement said. The president will later hold talks with Prime Minister of UAE Sheikh Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Makhtoum and later meet the Crown Prince of Dubai, His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed. He will officially open Kenya's Consulate General in Dubai and conclude his tour with an address to the Kenyan diaspora in UAE. More than 37,000 Kenyans live and work in the United Arab Emirates, mostly employed in the construction and hospitality industries.