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President Biden meets with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta

Al Aribiya bureau chief, Nadia Charter, gives us an inside report on the meeting between President Biden and Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta, Thursday. 

Kenya is a country in East Africa. The Republic of Kenya borders the Indian Ocean to the southeast, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, Sudan to the northwest, Ethiopia to the north, and Somalia to the northeast. 

The meeting was the first time Biden has met with an African head-of-state since becoming U.S president.  

Source: AP photo

Pool report reads as follows:

Pool was ushered to Oval office around 3:20 pm.

President Biden welcomed Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and made a joke about allowing the US to stay at the United Nations Security Council.

President Uhuru spoke in English. He highlighted the discussion that will take place on four areas of cooperation. 

  1. Covid Vaccine and increase dosages to Africa
  2. Counter terrorism
  3. Climate Change
  4. Trade and investment

The Kenya delegation included :


His Excellency Uhuru M. Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya

Ambassador Raychelle A. Omamo, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ms. Betty C. Maina, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development

T.H. Amos M. Kimunya, Leader of the Majority in the National Assembly

Ms. Ruth W. Kagia, Deputy Chief of Staff

Ambassador Johnson M. Weru, State Department of Trade and Enterprise Development

H.E. Lazarus O. Amayo, Ambassador of the Republic of Kenya to the United States.

Both sides will discuss "efforts to defend democracy and human rights, advance peace and security, accelerate economic growth, and tackle climate change.”

Charter also reports that President Uhuru is on a long tour outside of his native Kenya that also includes Caribbean countries and the United Nations before returning to Kenya.


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