Prez Mahama presents Letter of Credence to new envoy

Ghana’s newly-appointed High Commissioner to Kenya, Mr Kwame Asamoah Tenkorang, was yesterday presented with his letter of credence by President John Mahama at a ceremony at the Flagstaff House.

He took the oaths of secrecy, office and allegiance that were administered by the President.

Mr Tenkorang retired late last year as the Director of State Protocol after spending 40 years in the Foreign Service.

Expectations

President Mahama said he had no doubt about the abilities of Mr Tenkorang to deliver as an envoy.

That, the President explained, was based on the wealth of experience with which the latter performed the previous jobs assigned to him.

The President announced at the ceremony that Kenya’s President, Mr Uhuru Kenyatta, would be the special guest of honour at Ghana’s 59th Independence Day celebration at the Black Star Square in Accra on March 6.

He said the visit of the Kenyan President would reciprocate an earlier one he (President) undertook to Kenya last year.

The President told Mr Tenkorang that the first task ahead of him was to facilitate President Kenyatta's visit to the country.

Promise
Later, speaking to the presidential press corp, Mr Tenkorang said he was humbled by the appointment and promised not to disappoint the President

He said he would work to build on the strong relations between the two countries.

Background
Ties between Ghana and Kenya date back to the pre-colonial days when Ghana's first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah and Kenya's first President Jomo Kenyatta were united in anti-colonial crusades.

When Ghana attained independence in 1957, it encouraged the anti-colonial struggle in Kenya and other African nations. Kenya gained independence later in 1963.