Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio will be the chief guest during this year’s Madaraka Day celebrations in Nairobi, Kenya slated for Wednesday, 1 June 2022.

Bio who is in the country for a five-day stated visit jetted in Saturday night where he was received by Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo.

During his visit, he is also expected to meet his host President Uhuru Kenyatta for bilateral talks.

“During the talks 7 MOUs (Memorandum of Understanding) aimed at further enhancing relations will be signed,” the Foreign Affairs Ministry said.

President Bio also attended the International Day of UN Peacekeepers on Sunday celebrated at International Peace Support Centre.

This year’s Madaraka Day celebrations will come 69 days before Kenyans go to the polls to elect Kenya’s fifth new president.

It will also be Uhuru’s last national celebrations which will be held at Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi, which he referred to as the ‘people’s garden’.

At least 30,000 Kenyans are expected to attend and have their last national celebrations with Uhuru, which will also be the last for the Jubilee regime.