The Royal House of the Netherlands has announced a state visit of the King and Queen to Kenya in March 2025.
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Máxima will pay a state visit to Kenya from March 18 to 20, 2025.
The visit follows an invitation by President William Ruto marking their first state visit to Kenya.
Their first state visit to Kenya is a reaffirmation of the good relations and solid cooperation between the two countries.
The Netherlands seeks to engage in new partnerships in various areas and to deepen the countries’ existing ties.
Kenya plays an increasingly influential role in the global arena. In addition, the Netherlands and Kenya maintain close economic relations, and both are major hubs and gateways to large regions.
Within the UN and other international organisations, the two countries work together actively towards goals relating to democracy, the rule of law, and independence of the judiciary.
The Netherlands and Kenya also work together on challenges relating to peace and security, climate change, and food security.
Economic missions focusing on sustainable agriculture and water will take place in parallel with the King and Queen’s state visit.
On April 30, 2013, King Willem-Alexander succeeded his mother as monarch. The King is married to Queen Máxima.
The royal couple has three daughters, Princess Catharina-Amalia (the Princess of Orange), Princess Alexia, and Princess Ariane.
Under the Constitution, the King, together with the ministers, makes up the government. The King represents the Kingdom of the Netherlands at home and abroad.
Besides his formal duties, King Willem-Alexander works in the interests of the inhabitants of the Netherlands. As head of state, it is the king's task to unify, represent, and encourage the people.
The ministers, and not the monarch, are responsible for the acts of the government, and the ministers are accountable to Parliament for what he says and does.
The ministers, who together make up the cabinet, are responsible for decision-making. The King has weekly meetings with the prime minister, speaks regularly with ministers and state secretaries, signs all new Acts of Parliament and royal decrees, and ratifies (as part of the government) international treaties.
The Constitution requires that the monarch appoint, dismiss, and swear in all government ministers and state secretaries.
In view of this constitutional role, and at the request of the House, the King can be kept apprised of all developments in the formation process
