Kenya Society 36th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Annual Luncheon

Kenya Society UK's 36th AGM and Annual Luncheon will be held at The Rembrandt Hotel,11 Thurloe Place, Knightsbridge, London SW7 2RS
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Kenya Society UK 36th Annual General Meeting and Annual Luncheon

The Chairman and Committee of the Kenya Society UK cordially request the pleasure of your company at the Society's 36th Annual General Meeting and Luncheon on Thursday, 23rd July 2026, at The Rembrandt, a Sarova Hotel, 11 Thurloe Place, Knightsbridge, London, SW7 2RS.

We are honoured to announce that Professor Washington Yotto Ochieng EBS, FREng, CBE will deliver a keynote address. We are also delighted to announce that Professor Veronica Pickering OBE MBS HAC, Lord-Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire, will attend as our esteemed Guest of Honour.

We very much look forward to welcoming you to this important occasion.
Kindly RSVP at your earliest convenience. We thank you for your continued support of the Kenya Society UK.

Kind regards,

Ian Paton

Honorary Secretary
Kenya Society UK
Email: [email protected]

ORDER OF EVENTS

10:45am - 11:15am: AGM Registration

11:15am - 12:15pm: Annual General Meeting (Edward Suite) - Kenya Society Members only

12:15pm - 12:55pm: Drinks Reception and Lunch Registration (Foyer)

12:55pm: Guests ushered to lunch venue

1:00pm - 3:00pm: Luncheon (King Suite)

3:00pm - 4:30pm: Drinks and Networking (King Suite)

From 4:30pm onwards, the hotel bar and lounge will be open should members want to continue networking.

AGM ARRANGEMENTS

Please note that the Honorary Secretary has previously dispatched all Annual General Meeting (AGM) notices and supporting documents to members via internal communications for their attention. However, we wish to inform our esteemed members that the upcoming Agenda and previous Minutes will be sent two weeks before the AGM.

We take this opportunity to remind our members that only those with up-to-date membership subscriptions will be allowed to attend the AGM. We therefore kindly request that you check and verify your status on the membership database hosted on the Society's website via the following link: .
If your membership has lapsed and you wish to continue your association with us, please make the necessary payment before 8 July 2026, when the registration desk for the AGM and Lunch will close. For those whose membership is up to date, we thank you for your loyalty and continued support to the Society.

TICKET PRICE AND PAYMENT OPTIONS:
Price: £75 per person
We would like to inform members that tickets for our Annual Lunch can be purchased either via Eventbrite or directly to the Kenya Society via bank transfer.

Please be advised that those who choose to purchase their tickets via Eventbrite will incur a service fee of £6.96 added to the £75 ticket price. It is important to note that this service fee is not set or controlled by the Kenya Society, but rather by Eventbrite. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

If you prefer to purchase your ticket directly from us via bank transfer, kindly select the "Annual Lunch via Bank Transfer" ticket option on Eventbrite and immediately deposit the correct ticket amount of £75 per person to the following account, and state your "full name(s) and AGM2026" as the reference:

Royal Bank of Scotland
Account Name: The Kenya Society
Account Number: 12269056
Sort Code: 16-00-16

We appreciate your understanding and continued support of the Kenya Society. If you have any further questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.
To secure your seat at the Annual General Meeting and Lunch, kindly complete:

• the registration form below and purchase your ticket (and tickets for any guests) on Eventbrite by 15 July 2026 and

• the Registration and Menu Choice Form (fill in one per ticket purchased):

Please direct any queries to Ian Paton, the Honorary Secretary, at [email protected].