EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

PRESS RELEASE
(For Immediate Release)

REVIEW OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ITINERARY TO THE

LOWER EASTERN REGION
(Counties of Kitui, Machakos & Makueni)

His Excellency the President early this afternoon held a

consultative meeting with leaders from the Lower Eastern Region;
comprising the Counties of Kitui, Machakos, and Makueni.

The delegation was led by former Vice-President H.E Kalonzo

Musyoka, Kitui County Governor Charity Ngilu, Machakos Governor Alfred
Mutua, Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo, Kitui Senator Enoch Wambua,
Machakos Senator Agnes Kavindu, Makueni Deputy Governor Adelina Mwau,
Machakos Deputy Governor Eng. Francis Maliti and other leaders serving in
both Houses of Parliament.

The meeting was apprised on the revised Presidential Itinerary for

the tour of the region, following the deferment of the initially planned
presidential working tour of the region.

It is noted that COVID-19 continues to propagate within our borders;

and further that the disease situation in East Africa and on the continent was
on an upward trend. It was further acknowledged that a surge of infections
had compelled a number of African countries to institute full lockdowns in a
bid to stem the spread of COVID-19 within their borders.

The meeting also observed that in light of new variants of COVID-19

which are deadlier and more communicable, a number of Kenya’s regional
neighbours had introduced heightened containment measures.
 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

In view of the foregoing and cognisance of the Directives issued as

part of Public Order No. 4 of 2021 on COVID-19 barring ‘super-
spreader’ events being held within Kenya for the reason that they imperil the
public health and exacerbate the COVID-19 situation in our country, the
meeting resolved to scale down the planned presidential visit to the region.

In that regard, the Meeting reiterated that full fidelity with that
prohibition is of utmost public interest and is an integral pillar of Kenya’s
COVID-19 containment strategy.

Therefore, it is notified that whereas His Excellency the President

remains keen to assess the impact of his Administration’s transformative
projects and programmes across the Country, in this instance he will make
a scaled down inspection of identified projects in the Lower Eastern
Region in the company of all local leaders, on a date(s) to be notified. The
presidential engagement will be conducted in full fidelity with the COVID-19
guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health.

Kanze Dena Mararo

State House Spokesperson
State House, Nairobi

Tuesday, 6th July, 2021