President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday morning held talks with British Prime Minister Theresa May at State House, Nairobi.
May landed at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport aboard a chartered Royal Air Force Voyager from Lagos, Nigeria, at 6:30am for her maiden official state visit to Kenya.
May became the first PM to visit Kenya in more than three decades. In her company was a host of investors keen to cut business deals with Kenya.
May received a 19 gun salute upon arrival at the State House, Nairobi.
At State House, Kenyatta and May signed an agreement to repatriate proceeds of corruption and crime hidden in the UK. President Kenyatta said the pact is part of Kenya’s efforts to tame corruption.
“We need to make it painfully unrewarding, and expensive to get into corruption,” President Uhuru said in a joint press briefing at State House following bilateral talks with Mrs May.
The two nations also signed an agreement to make sure that the duty free quota for Kenyan products continue even after UK exits the European Union.
On her part, Prime Minister May announced Kenyan and British soldiers will now train together as part of a partnership in the area of security and fight against terrorism.
She said UK aims at becoming one of the largest foreign investor in Kenya and Africa by 2022.
She said: “UK is the largest foreign investor in Kenya and it is our ambition to be the G7’s number one investor in Africa by 2022. As Britain prepares to leave the EU we are committed to smooth transition and continuity in our trading relationship.”
Last year Kenya exported Sh38.55 billion worth of goods to the UK, the highest of the Sh125 billion it earned from Europe. Tea, cut flowers and beans are Nairobi’s top three exports to London.
During the same period, Kenya imported almost a similar amount of goods valued at Sh30 billion from UK. Beside Britain being one of the largest source market for Kenya’s tourism, more than 100 British companies operate in Kenya.
“Kenya is open for business for all. And we are not going out there with a begging bowl. No! We are saying that Kenya is an attractive investment destination for foreign companies to come, and get a very good dividend while creating jobs, and helping us further our development agenda,” President Kenyatta said during the presser.
Mt.Kenya should be called Mt…
Mt.Kenya should be called Mt.Kenya desert because that’s what Kikuyu,Meru and Embu people have done to the mountain.
I don’t support this fight against terrorism because it walks like a duck,talks like a duck,tastes like a duck.Therefore it’s a scam.
Majority of Kenyans don’t support this “terrorism “ fight.Which begs the question why the British want to use KDF to fight terrorism and most of those soldiers come from families that don’t support this so called war?Even some of those soldiers don’t support that so called “War on terrorism”.
Anyways,Mt.Kenya desert coming soon.The rivers have dried.The peak has no ice.
Stop exaggeating , last…
Stop exaggeating , last Kenyan “winter” . the rivers and snow capped mountain was at aplenty, unless you visited that region 10 years ago, I just came from that region and it was as cold a 20 degree cold hence the Ice was at its peak, waking at 6am this July was like waking up in the middle of winter in Virginia , wacha zako! You ignorance is amazing . Nyeri and its environs is rush and green lately. What did the Kikuyu do to the Naromoru , Nanyuki mountain again ?
Stop exaggerating , last…
Stop exaggerating , last Kenyan “winter” . the rivers and snow capped mountain was at aplenty, unless you visited that region 10 years ago, I just came from that region and it was as cold a 20 degree cold hence the Ice was at its peak, waking at 6am this July was like waking up in the middle of winter in Virginia , wacha zako! You ignorance is amazing . Nyeri and its environs is rush and green lately. What did the Kikuyu do to the Naromoru , Nanyuki mountain again ?
Something is not right with…
Something is not right with this ‘War on terrorism’.
I personally cannot support this.
How come they don’t engage the communities who live in these areas and seek their assistance?
Unleashing serial killers(trained killers) on Kenyans who don’t support their illegitimate drunk puppet is all they are doing here.
There is no difference between the ‘War against terrorism’ terrorists and Al shabab terrorists.
They are all the same.
The only difference is the the US and British is financing one of the terror groups.Keep Kenyans out of this.Keep KDF out of this.
I can’t support this.Am disgusted.
The US and UK is financing…
The US and UK is financing and training one terrorist group to fight another terrorist group called Al shabab.
Keep Kenyans out of this.
You created that monster Al shabab and Al queda or watever. This is not our problem.
KDF should be removed from Somalia.
Your all disgusting human beings.
The wonder boy has multiple…
The wonder boy has multiple properties in London. Are going to get those back. Bure kabisa. Tusker kila saa.