The Tánaiste begins a four-day visit to the Horn of Africa today.
Micheál Martin will meet political leaders in Kenya and Ethiopia and engage with Irish Aid initiative stakeholders.
Last year Ireland spent €85m in the Horn of Africa region, which alongside Kenya and Ethiopia also includes Sudan, South Sudan and Somalia.
This morning Tánaiste Micheál Martin will meet with the Kenyan President William Ruto who has recently been under fire following anti-tax protests in Nairobi, which led to him sacking all of his Cabinet ministers.
This will be followed with a visit to the Young Scientist Kenya programme which is part-funded by Ireland to promote STEM subjects among children.
He will then launch Ireland’s Horn of Africa Child Wasting Programme – a three-year, €15m initiative to tackle child wasting.
Tomorrow he will have further engagements with Irish Aid-funded initiatives before flying out to the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.
