President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday delivered Kenya’s condolence message to His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi following the death of his predecessor Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, 73, died on Friday, May 13 and was interred on the same day at the Al Bateen Cemetry within the Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed The First Mosque in Abu Dhabi.
President Kenyatta eulogized Zayed Al Nahyan as a visionary leader who transformed the gulf nation into an economic giant.
Among other world leaders who delivered their condolence messages include US Vice President Kamala Harris, who was accompanied by special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry and Defence Secretary Llyod Austin , and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge.