“The King and Queen will undertake a State Visit to Kenya, from Tuesday 31st October to Friday 3rd November 2023, to celebrate the warm relationship between the two countries and the strong and dynamic partnership they continue to forge,” said the palace.
“The King and Queen will visit Nairobi City County, Mombasa County and surrounding areas,” said the palace.
It will be Charles III’s first visit to a Commonwealth nation since becoming monarch last September.
The programme will reflect how the two countries are working together on a range of issues, the statement added.
These include working “to boost prosperity, tackle climate change, promote youth opportunity and employment, advance sustainable development and create a more stable and secure region”, it said.
The king will meet members of the Kenyan government, UN staff, faith leaders, young people and Kenyan Marines training with UK Royal Marines and will also attend an event to celebrate Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai.
Charles will also tackle “the more painful aspects” of the relationship, looking at the period of British colonial rule, which ended in 1963.
This will include exploring the “Emergency” of 1952-1960, when a state of emergency was declared due to the guerrilla campaign against European settlers by elements of the Kenyan Kikuyu tribe, known as the Mau Mau.
