Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes at a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the University of Nairobi. He even planted saplings there
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes at a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the University of Nairobi.
Narendra Modi pays tribute to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi
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Modi paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi statue at Nairobi was unveiled by then Indian Vice President S. Radhakrishnan in 1956.
Narendra Modi. Pic/AFP
The Prime Minister also planted the sapling of a tree next to the Mahatma Gandhi Wing of the university.
Nairobi is one of the four cities in the world where the UN has its offices, the others being New York, Geneva and Vienna.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi planting a sapling at University of Nairobi in Kenya. Pic/PTI
The offices in Nairobi are the only ones in a developing country. The headquarters of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) is among these offices.
India and Kenya on Monday signed seven agreements following bilateral discussions headed by Modi and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Narendra Modi waters saplings
The Prime Minister also addressed the students of the University of Nairobi.
Modi arrived in Kenya from Tanzania on Sunday on the final leg of his four-nation African tour.