This is What President Uhuru Kenyatta and Singer Akon are Planning (Photos)

First they met in the US when the president was on an official visit there for the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit in Washington DC ; Akon has now paid the president a visit and details of their meeting is now open to the public.

After visiting the president at State House yesterday; the president has now revealed that the Senegalese born American musician was working with his government on a project that is geared towards lighting up the Kibera slum and other parts of rural Kenya. The project is part of Akon’s Lighting Africa project that aims to provide electricity to a million households across the continent by the end of the year.

The president commended Akon for being a role model to African youth and encouraged others to emulate him by investing back in their mother countries; he further welcomed the initiative and promised to give him all the support he needs. Here are the photos of the president and Akon at State House Nairobi:

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