Kenya has signed the Strategic Dialogue Framework Agreement with the United States during bilateral talks held in Washington on Tuesday.
The agreement was jointly signed by Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Trade Amb. Monica Juma and US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan.
The agreement mainly seeks to promote trade and investment between the two countries.
“President Kenyatta has mandated us to work in this strategic dialogue to promote ambitious trade and investment in each other’s countries,“ says CS Juma.
“The ambitious trade portfolio must help build the wealth for our people, create more jobs, create a decent living and it must contribute to the prosperity of ourselves and the world,” adds Juma.
Kenya and the US have also agreed to cooperate in the areas of security and defense, especially in the fight against terrorism.
“We must work closely to ensure that our African region is secure for investment, politically stable, democratically free, and we are free from all wants including pandemic threats; but more importantly, the threat of international jihadism. This threat is probably the greatest risk to our strategic relationship,” notes CS Juma.
“In this regard, our cooperation in defense and security becomes the guarantee for our continued prosperity,” she adds.
On his part, Sullivan has described Kenya as one of the US’s strongest partners in Africa and globally.
“Kenya is amongst our strongest partners in Africa and also in the world. This dialogue will help us chart the course forward for our bilateral relationship,” he says.
The bilateral talks continue on Wednesday, with the Kenyan delegation being led by Ms. Juma and Interior CS Fred Matiang’i.
Matiang’i is Chinkororo…
Matiang’i is Chinkororo.
Chinkororo has no reason to fight terrorism. They operate in the same world.