Arriving at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Mawlana Hazar Imam was received by the Honourable Ali Chirau Mwakwere, Minister for the Environment, and Professor Sam Ongeri, Minister for Foreign Affairs, as well as Aziz Bhaloo, Aga Khan Development Network Resident Representative in Kenya and Ismaili Council for Kenya President Aitmadi Zul Abdul.
The President of Kenya, His Excellency Mwai Kibaki, was also present to welcome Mawlana Hazar Imam upon his arrival, having himself just returned from the inaugural event in Arusha.