US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Lands in Nairobi

The plane carrying United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson touched the ground at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi on Friday evening.

Tillerson was received to the country by American ambassador to Kenya Robert Godec, Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma and Chief Administrative Secretary Ababu Namwamba among other government officials.

The US government top official started his inaugural tour to Africa on Tuesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he held discussions with the country's leadership and African Union Commission officials.

He is scheduled to visit Chad, Djibouti and Nigeria before concluding his tour of the continent on March 13th.

His arrival came hours after President Uhuru and Opposition leader Raila Odinga buried the hatchet and pledged to work together for the sake of the country's unity.

Tillerson will hold talks with Kenyatta, where they will discuss key issues including; counter terrorism; peace and security; good governance; trade and investment.