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Kenya and UK ties dominate Queen Elizabeth II's birthday party in Nairobi

British High Commissioner, Jane Marriot and Health CS Mutahi Kagwe during the Queen’s Birthday party held at the envoy's residence. [Mwangi Main, Standard]

On Thursday evening, the British High Commissioner to Kenya, Jane Marriot, hosted a double celebration in honour of Queen Elizabeth II, for her 96th birthday and the Platinum Jubilee - marking a phenomenal seventy years on the throne.

The invite-only event saw dignitaries and guests, who included key contacts from among the various UK-Kenya strategic partnership pillars gather at the British official residence in Muthaiga to mark the auspicious occasion.

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