JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Dec 10 – President Uhuru Kenyatta
exchanged a historic handshake with his US counterpart Barack Obama on
Tuesday – the first time the two were meeting after Kenya’s elections in
March.
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| President Kenyatta and Obama met at the FNB Stadium during the memorial service for Nelson Mandela. Photo/ PSCU |
The two presidents were among over 90 leaders from across the
globe who braved a heavy downpour to attend the epic memorial service
for former South African President Nelson Mandela.
The historic memorial state service also attracted thousands of
mourners from all walks of life who thronged the FNB stadium in
Johannesburg to pay their tribute to the world icon and anti-apartheid
hero.
The handshake was telling due to the ongoing International Criminal
Court trials of Kenyatta and is deputy William Ruto. America, though
not a party to the court, has often been seen to advocate for the
conclusion of the trials. The US is a permanent member of the UN
Security Council which has twice thwarted attempts by Kenya and the
African Union to have the Kenyatta-Ruto trials delayed.
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