[PHOTOS] Ramaphosa lays wreath at Mzee Kenyatta's mausoleum

In Summary

• Ramaphosa was received by the Speakers Moses Wetang'ula (National Assembly) and Amason Kingi (Senate).

• The Speakers thanked him for the gesture, pointing out that the relationship between Kenya and South Africa will be strengthened in line with Parliamentary Diplomacy.

by SHARON MWENDE

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09 November 2022 - 21:06

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa paying his respects at the Jomo Kenyatta Mausoleum in Nairobi on November 9, 2022.
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday afternoon visited the Mausoleum of the late Mzee Jomo Kenyatta to pay his respect.

Ramaphosa was received by the Speakers Moses Wetang'ula (National Assembly) and Amason Kingi (Senate).

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa laid a wreath at the Jomo Kenyatta Mausoleum in Nairobi on November 9, 2022.
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The mausoleum is maintained by the Parliament and guarded by the Kenya Defence Forces soldiers.

It was built in 1978 when Mzee Jomo Kenyatta passed on.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with Speakers Amason Kingi (Senate) and Moses Wetangula (National Assembly) at the Jomo Kenyatta Mausoleum in Nairobi on November 9, 2022.
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The Speakers thanked him for the gesture, pointing out that the relationship between Kenya and South Africa will be strengthened in line with Parliamentary Diplomacy.

Ramaphosa is on a two-day State visit for bilateral talks with President William Ruto.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa paid respects to the first Kenyan President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta at his Mausoleum in Nairobi on November 9, 2022.
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetangula at the Jomo Kenyatta Mausoleum in Nairobi on November 9, 2022.
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with Senate Speaker Amason Kingi at the Jomo Kenyatta Mausoleum in Nairobi on November 9, 2022.
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa paid respects to the first Kenyan President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta at his Mausoleum in Nairobi on November 9, 2022.
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