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Trade, ties to feature in Uhuru’s overseas visits

President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday left for official visits to France and Germany, with development, cooperation and trade being at the top of his agenda. photo | file

What you need to know:

  • Over 100 people died in terrorist attacks in Kenya and Paris in recent months 
  • The visit to France, according to a Foreign Affairs ministry brief, follows an invitation by the country’s president François Hollande

Nairobi. President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday  left for official visits to France and Germany, with development, co-operation and trade being at the top of his agenda.

The president’s first stop will be Paris, France where he will stay from April 4 to 6 before departing for Berlin, Germany where he will be until April 8. It will be the first time in 17 years that a Kenyan head of State is visiting Germany.

The last such visit was by President Daniel arap Moi in 1999.

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The visit to France, according to an executive brief prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affair, follows an invitation by the country’s president François Hollande.

“The French have expressed interest to cooperate with Kenya in counter-terrorism and radicalisation issues,” the brief states.

“It is anticipated that during the visit, (President Kenyatta) will not only discuss these with President Hollande but also visit the French Crisis Management Centre and the headquarters of French intelligence services with a view to learn how the French handle security crises”.

President Kenyatta and President Hollande will hold a bilateral meeting expected to “centre around peace and security in the Horn of Africa region especially Somalia, counter-terrorism and radicalisation issues, increased trade and investment between Kenya and France, tourism and cooperation in various sectors for example energy, health, education, agriculture, water, sports and culture”.

France, like Kenya, has been a recent target of terrorism.

For Kenya, the latest attack targeted the Kenya Defence Forces camp in El Adde in January killing dozens of soldiers. On the other hand, the single deadliest terrorist attack in French history occurred in November when 130 people were killed in Paris. (NMG)

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