Nairobi — Visiting American music icon, Alicia Keys yesterday said she was excited and happy to be in Kenya. She was speaking in public for the first time since her arrival on Wednesday in Mombasa.
A large crowd gathered outside Bomu Medical Centre in Changamwe where she planted a commemorative tree and laid a foundation stone for the centre's expansion.
Keys, 25, arrived at around mid-day amid cheers from the crowd.
She was received by the centre's director, Mrs Hayat Anjarwalla.
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