The London Evening Post is reporting  that Kenya's president Uhuru Kenyatta and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri  Museveni, were subjected to humiliation during the Conference on  Somalia held this week at Lancaster House in London. 
Before the trip, it was reported that President Uhuru will attend the conference, then meet PM Cameron.
Apparently, Britain Prime Minister David  Cameron avoided been photographed with the two presidents from East  Africa, but was not shy to be seen with Somali president Hassan Sheikh  Mohamud. 
It is also curious that all Kenyan media  houses carried the story of Uhuru meeting Cameron, but none provided  pictures. Normally, any form of meeting between two presidents is  accompanied by pictures, but this was not the case. 
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The London paper is reporting that  government officials in Britain went out of their way to make sure Mr.  Kenyatta was not photographed with them. Only Foreign Secretary William  Hague was apparently allowed to be seen with a 'war criminal', as their  media fondly calls President Uhuru. That picture with Hague is the one  that was circulated to media houses, and appeared in today's papers.
London Evening Post notes that President Uhuru was jovial the whole time, despite the clear humiliation. The same can however not be said of Museveni.
"While President Kenyatta was largely ignored by his British hosts, he  did not show any ill-feelings and was seen throughout the day in what  one can describe as a jovial mood. On the other hand, the Ugandan leader  who has been in power since 1986, showed obvious signs that his long  stay in power may be taking its toll. He looked tired and uninterested  in whatever was going on around him." it writes.
When it emerged that Uhuru had been  invited to London, British papers reported how it would cause an  embarrassment to the government, if he is found guilty by the  International Criminal Court. Some suggested that photos of Cameron  shaking hands with a 'criminal' could be used to finish him  politically. 
It seems he found a way of avoiding such  a scenario, but the big question is, why did they invite President  Uhuru in the first place? 

 
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