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Why UN chief Antonio Guterres is in Nairobi

By Mate Tongola | 6mos ago

Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale welcoming UN chief António Guterres at JKIA, Nairobi. [Duale, X]

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has arrived in Nairobi for the Africa Forward Summit 2026, a high-level forum bringing together African leaders and global development partners to discuss the continent’s future development agenda.

Guterres was received at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport by Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale ahead of the two-day summit co-hosted by President William Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron.

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