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Why Kenya is rated highly in Japan, Africa relations
President Uhuru Kenyatta (right) and First Lady Margaret Kenyatta during the enthronement of Japanese Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo in 2019. FILE PHOTO | NMG
It was in July 2019 that I arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in the company of my wife. This was after a span of about 40 years since my first visit to the country as our honeymoon destination when I was a young diplomat who had just started to explore his career passion.
I am now concluding my tenure as the Japanese Ambassador to Kenya at the end of this year. This also wraps up my 43-year diplomatic career. Lucky me, my career as a diplomat was decorated with African elements.
