President Uhuru Kenyatta was the official guest at this year's Jamaica's Independence Day celebrations.
He was invited by his Jamaican counterpart Prime Minister Andrew Holness, a powerful indication of the high esteem in which the Caribbean Islands' state holds President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Given the significance of the celebrations, coming 57 years after Jamaica broke the shackles of colonial rule, the dress code of the two heads of state was bound to attract a level of interest.
It was clear from their fashion statements that they were keen to do away with the overly official dressing code.
Conspicuously missing from their dress codes were ties. Their dress codes were a mixture of the casual and the official.
President Uhuru Kenyatta put on a white, collared shirt and a grey pair of trousers.
On his part, Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness put on a collared shirt that had the colours of the Jamaican flag; the dominant yellow with the green and black.
He added on top a black coat and finished up the semi-casual look with a pair of black denim trousers.
President Uhuru Kenyatta with Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness. [Source/State House Kenya/Twitter]
State House Kenya shared photos on Twitter of the two head of states at the Independence Day celebrations with the caption:
"President Kenyatta, who was the chief guest at the event, said he was honoured to represent the African continent at the launch of the celebrations. The celebrations coincides with the 400 year anniversary of the time ships carrying Africans first landed in the Americas."