South Africa's High Commissioner to Kenya, Mninwa Johannes Mahlangu, on Friday led a delegation from South Africa on a tour of Embu County to establish cultural and trade ties.
The delegation from Dlamini Community of the Abantu origin from South Africa and Eswatini came to Embu to retrace their roots they believe to be from the county.
The team first paid a courtesy call on County Commissioner Jack Obuo, where they discussed ways of exploring new opportunities for the deepening of cooperation between the SA team and Embu before embarking on their mission.
High Commissioner Mahlangu said SA and Embu share strong historical and cultural ties and that the team came to reconnect with their 'place of origin.' The team later met with elders from Embu in a fact-finding mission and then toured several key historical sites of importance to their mission. "They will be very happy to do the discovery and report back to the larger community of Swazi and also make arrangements to pay regular visits to the area where their forefathers came from," he said.
