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Why Benjamin Netanyahu skipped Galana Kulalu tour despite heavy security

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inspects a guard of honour at State House Nairobi on July 5 during his visit to Kenya. (Photo: AFP)

The elaborate security during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit may have been the reason he did not tour the expansive Galana Kulalu Irrigation Scheme in Tana River.

Netanyahu was scheduled to visit the project on Tuesday after State House meeting, but the tour was put off. 

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