Kenyan Ambassador to Korea Ngovi Kitau (center) and members of the Safari Cats Dancers and Acrobats pose with Two Point staff, Ethiopian Ambassador Dibaba Abdeta (Kitau’s left) and Ghanaian Ambassador Margaret Clarke-Kwesie (Kitau’s right) in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, on Wednesday. (Philip Iglauer/The Korea Herald)
The Kenyan Embassy in Korea showcased traditional cuisine and the country’s signature cabaret and acrobatic team the Safari Cats Dancers at the opening of a gourmet coffee house and pizzeria, Two Point, in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province on Wednesday.
Ties between South Korea and Kenya have surged since Kenyan opened its chancery in Seoul in 2007. Proof of it was offered by Kenyan Ambassador to Korea Ngovi Kitau: Kenyan imports to Korea are up 126 percent and Korean investment in Kenya, up over 3,000 percent, he said.
An early pioneer of Korean investment in Kenya is family-owned Paradise Hotel, the same family behind Two Points Coffee and Pizzeria, which celebrated its grand opening by showcasing the Safari Cats and Kenyan cuisine.
Kim In-hack, the Paradise Hotel’s CEO, said he spent more than 10 years living in Kenya to establish Paradise Resort and Casino in Nairobi. He also stayed to see his son, Samuel Kim, through primary and secondary school. Samuel runs the restaurant and they import all the coffee directly from Kenya.
The Safari Cats Dancers will perfrom around the country until Aug. 13. Supported by the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the Safari Cats will make a one-time performance free to the public at Yeouido Park on Tuesday.
For more information about Two Points, see www.twopoint.co.kr. For more information about the performance, call the Han River Office at 02-3780-0799.
(ephilip2011@heraldcorp.com)
