Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will visit Kenya on Wednesday for a two-day State visit- he will enter through the porous border with Kenya.
Kenya Presidency handlers said on Tuesday that the Ethiopian PM will arrive in the country from Moyale in Marsabit County that borders his country. This is a stack contrast and a departure from a tradition where he lands at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
'In Moyale, President Kenyatta and Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed will tour and officially open the Moyale One-Stop Border Post (OSBP),' State House said in a statement that announced the visit.
Kenya and Ethiopia share a porous border stretching 861 kilometers traversing Marsabit, Turkana, Wajir and Mandera counties.
President Uhuru Kenyatta and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will visit Lamu County where they will inspect the ongoing construction of the new Lamu Port, an anchor project of the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia-Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor.
Abiy's visit to Kenya comes at a time his government is engaged in a security operation in Tigray, the northern part of the county where it has dislodged a militia group.
Abiy announced military operations in the northern region a month ago, saying they targeted the leaders of its ruling party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF).
Last week he declared victory, saying fighting was 'completed' after federal forces entered the regional capital Mekele. But the TPLF has vowed to fight on.
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