British Prime Minister Theresa May Troops to Kenya with Top UK Investors

British Prime Minister Theresa May is this week expected to visit Kenya as part of her three-nation tour to Africa that will also see her land in South Africa and Nigeria.

May is set to be the first British Prime Minister to visit Sub-Saharan Africa since 2013 and the first to come to Kenya in more than three decades.

“She is set to meet President Uhuru Kenyatta and see British soldiers training troops from Kenya and other African countries in the techniques needed to identify and destroy improvised explosive devices before they go to fight Al-Shabaab in Somalia.” reads a statement from the United Kingdom government.

Speaking to the press, the Prime Minister underscored the importance of her trip to Kenya.

“I am proud to be leading this ambitious trip to Africa and to become the first UK Prime Minister in over 30 years to visit Kenya,” she said.

“Africa stands right on the cusp of playing a transformative role in the global economy, and as longstanding partners this trip is a unique opportunity at a unique time for the UK to set out our ambition to work even closer together.”

The PM will troop to Kenya a delegation of UK business leaders and companies including the London Stock Exchange, Cardiff-based cooling technology firm Sure Chill and Solar tech provider Northumbria Energy from North Tyneside.

Others are London-based start-up Farm.ink, Northern Irish agri-tech leader Devenish Nutrition and world-renowned Scotch Whisky Association and Midlands manufacturing giant JCB.

May will first land in Cape Town, South Africa, where she will meet President Cyril Ramaphosa, young people and business leaders.

In Nigeria, she will hold talks with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja and spend time in Lagos meeting victims of modern slavery.