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His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan seen at Mombasa's Moi International Airport V.I.P. Lounge together with Honourable Najib Balala, Minister for Gender, Sports, Culture and Social Services, before his departure for Madagascar.EXTENSIVE TOUR OF NEW KILINDINI PROJECT
Coastweek - - 'Africa and the developing world can help create centres of educational excellence that will at the same time, be international and indigenous, and that will help mould young men and women from all walks of life and all parts of the world into the leaders of tomorrow.'

The Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Ismaili community (second left), is received at Moi International Airport, Mombasa, yesterday by Cabinet ministers Karisa Maitha (left) and Najib Balala. On the right is Mr Alnoor Jiwan, the chairman of the Aga Khan Council in Mombasa.
The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Ismaili community worldwide, arrived in Mombasa yesterday for a two-day private visit.

The private jet carrying him touched down at the Moi International Airport at 1.08 pm.

President Mwai Kibaki has received His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Ismaili Muslims, at State House, Nairobi.The two leaders held wide-ranging discussions covering the implementation of previously articulated and new expansion plans for the agencies of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in Kenya specifically and Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean region generally.
These include investments of US$ 40 million in the health sector and US$ 30 million in the education sector.

The Aga Khan yesterday asked Africa and the developing world to help create centres of educational excellence.
He said the centres, which would be international and indigenous, would help mould the youth into leaders of tomorrow.
'Africa and the developing world can help create centres of educational excellence that will, at the same time, be international and indigenous, and that will help mould young men and women from all walks of life and all parts of the world into the leaders of tomorrow,' he said.