A section of Jamaican publications reacted swiftly to President Uhuru Kenyatta's state visit to Jamaica on Tuesday.
Uhuru's visit was timed to coincide with the Caribbean Islands' country Independence Day celebrations.
The Jamaican Observer, one of the country's mainstream newspapers, trained its coverage on President Uhuru's tribute to Marcus Garvey, a revered Jamaican statesman.
It reported how the Kenyan head of state laid a wreath of flowers, where Garvey was buried, to pay his respect to the fallen pan Africanist.
"President of the Republic of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, today (Tuesday, August 6), placed flowers at the shrine of the country's first National Hero, Marcus Garvey, at National Heroes Park, in Kingston. The ceremony formed part of the itinerary of President Kenyatta's three-day state visit to the island, " the Jamaican Observer reported in part.
The Gleaner, another top publication, reacted to the visit aimed at bolstering bilateral ties between Kenya and Jamaica with an editorial.
In the editorial, The Gleaner sought to explain why Uhuru Kenyatta's presence in Jamaica's Independence Day celebration was important.
"There are strong sentimental reasons for Jamaica to host Uhuru Kenyatta at any time, but especially when the island is celebrating its Independence, not least of which is the fact that Mr Kenyatta leads a black African country, with which the vast majority of Jamaicans will share the emotional kinship of race, if not direct ancestral links. Most Jamaican ancestors were shipped from West Africa’s Gold Coast, rather than from, say, Kenya, in the east, where Mr Kenyatta is president, " the Gleaner's editorial read in part.
A Jamaica Information Service focused part of its coverage on areas that the leaders of the two countries expressed interest in collaborating.
"Jamaica and the Republic of Kenya have signed four agreements, which will facilitate collaboration in sports, culture, tourism, among other areas, " the Jamaica Information Service wrote.