H.E. Dr. Musalia Mudavadi, Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, had a three-day successful trip to Washington, DC, where the Kenyan government opened up fresh trade negotiations with the Donald Trump administration.
In Washington. DC, H.E. Mudavadi had a meeting with Senator Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State, where Kenya and the United States agreed to continue to build on decades of shared values and strategic cooperation.
The two leaders discussed regional peace and security, expanded trade and investment, and deepened diplomatic engagement. H.E. Mudavadi briefed the U.S administration on the conflicts in the Greater Horn of Africa, and particularly the ongoing East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC)-led peace efforts in the DRC, including the involvement of five Heads of State.
Sen. Rubio reaffirmed U.S. support for Kenya’s leadership on regional stability, democratic governance, and the Kenya-led MSS Mission in Haiti. He also expressed keen interest in visiting Kenya to further strengthen our strategic partnership
Later, the PCS met with the United States Trade Representative is Jamieson Greer, where they emphasized the need to fast-track the Kenya–U.S. Free Trade Agreement.
During the stay in Washington, Dr. Mudavadi also had talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Mr. Hiroshi Matano, Executive Vice President of MIGA, and his team to advance discussions on a potential diaspora bond for Kenya. Other meetings were with the leaderships of EXIM Bank, and International Development Finance Corporation (DFC).
The PCS also met with senior officials of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, led by John Murphy, to showcase Kenya’s investment potential.
As Africa’s 6th largest economy, he noted that Kenya continued to improve the ease of doing business, creating space for investors to achieve their goals. Leaders from the Chamber expressed strong interest in sectors such as hospitality, healthcare, ICT, and infrastructure.
Trip to Dominican Republic and Brazil
H.E. Dr. Musalia Mudavadi, Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, heads to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, for a Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) between May 11th- 13th.
In Santo Domingo, H.E. Mudavadi will sign MOUs on Medical evacuation, Repatriation of Wounded, and Deceased Persons, Access to Dominican Territory for Kenyan Members of the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti, and the agreement between Institute of Higher Education in Diplomatic and consular Training of Dominican Republic and Kenya’s Foreign Service Academy.
H.E. Mudavadi will later proceed to Brasilia, on May 15th – 16th, for bilateral talks between Kenya and Brazil with the eye on multiple agreements, especially in the key areas of political consultations, trade and investment, and agriculture.
The PCS will push for the deepening of the relations between Kenya and Brazil and the strengthening of the Agreement for the Promotion of Trade and Investments, with Kenya exploring opportunities for increased trade and investment with Brazil.
