Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Saturday led a Kenyan delegation to the 30th commemoration of the 1994 genocide in Kigali, Rwanda.
The theme of 2024's genocide commemoration is "Remember-Unite-Renew".
This will mark the start of week-long activities commemorating the genocide that claimed over one million lives in 100 days (from April to July 1994).
Gachagua, who is representing President William Ruto, will join heads of state and governments, envoys and heads of delegations, and the people of Rwanda at the commemoration dubbed "Kwibuka 30" on Sunday, April 7.
He will later visit the Genocide Memorial site.
He is expected to meet and engage with Kenyans living and working in Rwanda for dinner at the Serena Hotel in Kigali on Saturday evening.
Their discussions are set to focus on improving the diaspora experience, and investment across various sectors as outlined under the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda.
Apart from explaining what the Ruto administration is doing to increase efficiency registration and renewal of documents, Gachagua will also share plans for the close involvement of Kenyans in the diaspora in trade, democratic processes and governance of the country.
About 8,000 Kenyans are living and working in Rwanda, although only 4,300 are documented.
The government wants to ensure that all Kenyans in the country are on record.
The Ruto Administration has been strengthening diplomatic relations with African states and beyond as one of the ways of improving remittance through direct investment back home by Kenyans abroad.
This is besides increasing bilateral trade.
President Ruto has been emphasising that foreign missions must be focused on economic diplomacy.
In past engagements with the envoys and in diaspora meetings, Deputy President Gachagua has said the performance of envoys is pegged on the economic gain to the country.
He has insisted that only those who deliver on this requirement will be considered upon expiry of their contracts.
Gachagua's delegation includes MPs, PS State Department for the Diaspora Affairs Roseline Njogu and two university student leaders.
The students are the President of the Murang'a University of Technology Justice Badali and the Pwani University counterpart Ngugi Mwaura.
The MPs are Deputy Majority Leader in the National Assembly Owen Baya (Kilifi North), Edward Muriu (Gatanga), Veronicah Maina (Nominated Senator), Patrick Munene (Chuka Igamba-Ng'ombe), Julius Rutto (Kesses), Parashina Samuel (Kajiado South), John Kaguchia (Mukurwe-ini), Benjamin Langat (Ainamoi), Agnes Pareiyo (Narok North) and former Starehe MP Charles Njagua Njagua.
