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President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Korean counterpart Park Geun-hye during talks at State House, Nairobi, May 31, 2016. /PSCU
South Korean President Park Geun-hye has defended the purchase of hundreds of erectile dysfunction pills when he visited Kenya.
Geun-hye visited Nairobi in May to boost trade and strengthen ties with Kenya.
Her office is said to have purchased about 360 Viagra pills and the generic version of the drug ahead of her visit to Africa.
But according to Daily Mail, Geun-hye's office said the pills were bought to potentially treat altitude sickness for presidential aides and employees on her May trips to Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya.
The countries are said to be 1 to 2 kilometers (0.6 to 1.2 miles) above sea level.
Spokesman of the presidential Blue House Jung Youn-kuk said none of the pills were used during the trips.
Her party members have accused her of letting a secretive confidante manipulate government affairs and amass an illicit fortune.
Prosecutors said on Sunday they believe Park was collusively involved in the criminal activities of her longtime friend, Choi Soon-sil, and two presidential aides.
These aides are believed to have allegedly bullied companies into giving tens of millions of dollars to foundations and businesses Choi controlled adding "also enabled Choi to interfere with state affairs."
During her visit in Kenya, Geun-hye signed seven trade agreements towards improvement of health, education, energy, ICT and industrialization sectors.
One of the deals will see the Korea Export-Import Bank pump an initial Sh5 billion to support the agricultural sector towards food security.
President Uhuru Kenyatta and President Park Geun-hye also chaired a bilateral meeting, witnessed the signing of the bilateral pacts at State House, Nairobi.
South Korean President Geun-hye bought 360 Viagra pills on Kenyan visit - reports
