[PHOTOS] Gachagua, Pastor Dorcas arrive in Belgium to attend key forum

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and his spouse Pastor Dorcas on Tuesday evening arrived in Belgium.

The DP left the country on Monday evening for Belgium and Germany to attend the Global Gateway Forum.

In a statement after arrival, Gachagua said that Kenya continues to seek new and strengthening existing partnerships for development and opening up new opportunities for the good of the country.

"I arrived in Brussels, Belgium, this afternoon to represent President William Ruto at the Gateway Summit on Digital Innovation, Green Energy, Transport, Healthcare and Education- organised by the European Union Commission, among other engagements," he said.

"With my Spouse Pastor Dorcas Rigathi, we look forward to a highly informative and enriching engagement with the Kenyan Diaspora community in Belgium later today."

On the sidelines, Gachagua will hold talks with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on boosting bilateral ties between Kenya and the EU.

"The Deputy President will engage various coffee actors as part of his efforts to seek a better market for Kenyan coffee," Head of Deputy Presidential Communication Service Njeri Rugene said.

"He will also meet with Kenyans living in Belgium, at Tangla Hotel in Brussels."

She added that the Deputy President will extend his travel to Germany for other engagements on Coffee, Climate Change, and Renewable Energy, among others.

He is also set to meet the Kenyan diaspora in Germany, at The Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich.