The ceremony normally begins at 11:30 after the arrival of the President of Kenya, who takes the national salute as the national anthem is played. After finishing his inspection of the parade, the band plays a slow march followed with a quick march, during which the lone drummer then breaks away to take his position beside number one guard to play the drummers call, signalling the officers of No.1 Guard to take positions to receive the colour and the Guard's RSM removing his pace stick and then unsheathing his sword. The escort for the colour then marches off to collect the colour as the massed KDF band play either "The British Grenadiers" or a locally composed march, after which the escort halts in position. After the hand over and as the Escort presents arms the first verse of the Kenya national anthem is played, then the escort to the colour marches off in a slow march to the tune of "The Grenadiers' Slow March". The first tune normally played during the march in slow time is always 'By land and sea'.