Kenyan Canadian Association
KENYAN COMMUNITY LEADERS’ ENGAGEMENT FORUM WITH HON. AHMED HUSSEN, MINISTER OF FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
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Toronto, ON – April 16, 2021
The Kenyan Community had the privilege of hosting Hon. Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development on Saturday April 10, 2021 for an engagement forum with the Kenyan community leaders from across the country. The forum was convened by Kenyan Canadian Association at the request of Minister Hussen.
The meeting brought together more than 55 Kenyan organizations and groups from across the country. The meeting was graced by the Kenyan Mission to Canada led by the Acting Kenya High Commissioner to Canada / Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Amb. Stephen Lorete. He was accompanied by Kenya Deputy High Commissioner Amb. Abdishakur Hussein and Honorary Consul of Kenya in Toronto Sunir Chandaria and Counselor Monica Kiruja.
In his introductory remarks, Minister Hussen iterated the strong people-to-people and diplomatic ties between Canada and Kenya, mentioning that he visited Kenya numerous times during his previous tenure as the Minister for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.
The Minister said that the purpose of the community engagement forum was not only to talk about what the Federal government was doing for the community, but to obtain feedback on whether current policies were working and serving the community.
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