A planned meeting between Deputy President William Ruto and Kenyans living in the United Kingdom has cancelled, just two days before its scheduled time.
The Kenya High Commission had organized a cocktail where the DP would interact with Kenyans in the diaspora on Friday for one and a half hours – starting from 6.30 pm.
The planner had indicated that the event would be open to only six hundred people and tickets would be given to those who would register on a first-come-first served basis.
However, on Wednesday evening, two days to D-day, the Kenya High Commission announced that the cocktail had been cancelled. No explanation was provided.
“Good evening. Thank you for registering to attend the Cocktail to be hosted by H.E. Dr. William Samoei Ruto, PhD, EGH, the Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya, scheduled for Friday 8th February 2019 from 1830hrs to 2000hrs in London. However, due to unavoidable circumstances, the event will not take place. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused,” the Kenya High Commission told those who had registered.
The meeting with Kenyans had been planned to coincide with Ruto’s visit to the UK where he will be delivering a lecture at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, popularly referred to as Chatham House.
He is expected to speak on devolution as well as on the challenges faced in trying to integrate the country and the East African region.
The DP’s spokesman David Mugonyi said Ruto would give another lecture at the University of Warwick on Saturday.