Wiper Patriotic Front leader Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka has outlined an itinerary for his seven-day working visit to the United States, which will include engagements with US lawmakers, universities and Kenyans living in the diaspora.
Kalonzo will lead a nine-member delegation on the tour, scheduled to run from November 18 to 24, with activities planned in Washington, DC; Boston, Massachusetts; Germantown and Baltimore, Maryland; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Cleveland, Ohio.
In a media advisory issued on Thursday, the Wiper Patriotic Front and The Ukombozi Alliance said the visit would combine congressional engagements with town hall meetings, institutional visits and diaspora mobilisation.
“The visit combines a formal engagement with the United States Congress on Capitol Hill with town halls, institutional engagements and diaspora mobilisation,” the statement said.
The delegation is scheduled to depart Nairobi on November 16 for Washington, DC, ahead of the official programme.
On November 18, Kalonzo is expected to engage US lawmakers at the Capitol Hill complex before attending an evening dinner with the leadership of Washington.
The following day, he will travel to Boston for an engagement at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The programme will also include a reception bringing together alumni, faculty and members of the technology and investment community.
On November 20, the Wiper leader will return to Washington and travel to Germantown, Maryland, for a town hall meeting with the DMV diaspora, followed by a US East Coast dinner.
The programme will move to Baltimore and Minneapolis on November 21. Kalonzo is scheduled to attend a Sabbath service at Living Springs Seventh Day Adventist Church before joining Ambassador Mohamed Abdi Afey for the Somali Hero Awards and Somali Book Fair, an event being organised with the Minnesota diaspora.
The delegation will then travel to Cleveland, Ohio, for a thanksgiving dinner with members of the diaspora on November 22.
Kalonzo's programme in Cleveland will continue on November 23 with engagements involving several organisations. He is also scheduled to attend the Building Bridges: Cleveland-Kenya-Africa Reception as the chief guest.
The statement said the delegation would leave the United States for Nairobi on November 24.
The advisory described Kalonzo as a Kenyan statesman and Senior Counsel with more than four decades of experience in government, law and diplomacy.
It also highlighted his previous roles as Kenya's 10th Vice President between 2008 and 2013 and his service in various Cabinet positions, including Foreign Affairs, Environment and Natural Resources, Education and Tourism.
As Foreign Affairs minister, Kalonzo led negotiations that resulted in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and the birth of South Sudan, according to the statement.
The office said the visit would provide an opportunity to engage with US institutions and mobilise Kenyans in the diaspora.
“The Party Leader is travelling at the head of a nine-member delegation,” the advisory said.
The tour comes as political parties and leaders begin positioning themselves ahead of the 2027 General Election.
