As Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta hosts his US counterpart, President Barack Obama, MultiChoice Africa has partnered Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) to provide a comprehensive coverage of the visit. This includes all public events featuring President Kenyatta and President Obama.
According to the management of Multichoice, beginning today to Tuesday, July 28, DStv and GOtv will be at the centre of the ‘Obama-mania’ action in Kenya. KBC will broadcast all the events live on KBC Channel 1 and Heritage TV in Kenya.
“We are thrilled to open up this channel dedicated to providing the whole of Africa with first-hand information about this significant moment for Kenya, and indeed the rest of the world. As part of our commitment to providing our subscribers with relevant and up-to-date, world class news and current affairs, this dedicated channel promises to provide gripping coverage of the tour by US President Barack Obama and his host, Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta,” said the CEO of MultiChoice Africa, Tim Jacobs.
“We are delighted to partner MultiChoice on yet another momentous period in Kenya’s history,” said KBC Managing Director and MultiChoice Kenya Chairman, Waithaka Waihenya.
Obama is expected in Nairobi, Kenya from Friday where he will attend the Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2015 (GES 2015) organised by the White House which gathers entrepreneurs and investors from around the world. Kenya will host 3,000 investors, government officials, private sector players, entrepreneurs, innovators and the world’s media during the 3-day summit. This will be the first time the international Global Entrepreneurship Summit will be hosted in sub-Saharan Africa.