All systems go as Nairobi hosts over 10,000 delegates for Tokyo summit

KICC chairman Omingo Magara (left) hands over a symbolic key to Cabinet Secretaries Najib Balala, Amina Mohammed and PS Monica Juma to kickstart final preparations for the TICAD conference next week. (PHOTO: JENIPHER WACHIE/ STANDARD)

Kenya will host another international event - The Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) Summit starting Friday to Sunday next week.

Nairobi is bracing for major traffic disruptions and enhanced security surveillance ahead of the meeting to be attended by 35 Heads of State, among them Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.