Kenyan President Kibaki holds talks with Global Peace Foundation Chairman
Kenya has won the bid to host the 2010 Global Peace Festival and Convention, to be held in Nairobi on November 17-20. International peacemakers including religious, NGO, youth, business, governmental, and other civil society leaders will participate in the Convention on the foundation of regional Global Peace Festivals (GPF) to be convened in Asia, the Americas and Africa.
The announcement was made on February 16 in Nairobi with the strong endorsement of President Hon. Mwai Kibaki in a meeting with Global Peace Festival Foundation Chairman Dr. Hyun Jin Moon and distinguished national host committee members.
Organizers made this announcement from Harambee House, the Office of the President of the Republic of Kenya; Dr. Moon was joined by Dr. Manu Chandaria, Founding Chairman of Kenya Private Sector Alliance, Anglican Church of Kenya Archbishop Eliud Wabukala, Minister of Youth and Sports Hon. Hellen Sambili and Mr.Vincent Rapando of GPF Kenya.
President Kibaki expressed keen interest in the Global Peace Convention (GPC) and Festival and endorsed the convening of a broad national working group to support the initiative. The Presidential meeting was reported several times on national television. The 2010 Global Peace Festival in Africa will be held in conjunction with the Global Peace Convention. Kenya’s Prime Minister, Hon. Raila Odinga, has been a consistent supporter of the GPF, and was the distinguished guest speaker at the first Kenya GPF in August 2008.
The whole report with photos of Rift Valley projects and a separate report on the GPF chair’s meeting with President Kabaki is posted on the Global Peace Service Alliance web site.
