By WACHIRA MWANGIMore by this AuthorA visiting popular group from India came calling in Mombasa County where they thrilled residents with their Qawwali performances during the ongoing Festival of India in Kenya. Ms Durai, Sports cabinet secretary Hassan Wario, and the County’s Sports and Culture executive Mohamed Abbas as well as Lamu Governor Issa Timamy and Assistant Indian Commissioner to Kenya Mr Sanjeev Khanduri attended the fete. For over two millennia, cultural exchanges and trade exchanges have taken place between us and these exchanges continue to be important pillars of India- Kenya relationship. Ms Durai said there is need to keep refreshing and strengthening the age old cultural bonds through cultural exchanges between Kenya and India. A final event of the Festival of India in Kenya for Mombasa County would be Bharat Natyam performance by Padma Bhushan awardee Dr Saroja Vaidyanathan on Thursday, at the Navnat Auditorium.

Source: Daily Nation November 23, 2016 16:14 UTC