Kenya has affirmed its commitment to bilateral relations with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi was in Kinshasa on an official visit to advance the growth and partnership of the East African Community and its member states.
He emphasized the importance of Kenya and the DRC collaborating and partnering in areas of mutual benefit and interest.
“Kenya will continue to enhance closer and cordial working relationships with the Democratic Republic of Congo to bolster the two countries’ relations based on common destiny values and shared prosperity,” said the Prime CS.
Mudavadi who was speaking in Kinshasa after meeting President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo, reaffirmed Kenya’s commitment to enhancing relations in trade and business, security as well as people-to-people connections.
“My mission here at Kinshasa was to deliver to the President Felix Tshisekedi a special message from President William Ruto of Kenya that we are partners and as countries within the East African Community have to continue working together very cordially and closely,” noted Mudavadi.
“We want to assure the people of DRC that trade and business between the two countries will grow and we re-affirm that Kenya respects the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Republic of Congo,” added the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign & Diaspora Affairs.
Mudavadi reassured the citizens of the DRC that Kenya remains committed to collaborating with them to maintain peace and harmony in the East African Region and across Africa.
He emphasized that the future economic growth of African nations heavily relies on the peaceful environment fostered by individual countries, as well as by regional and continental cooperation.
He additionally mentioned that Kenya appreciates the intervention of President Tshisekedi on the Kenya Airways incident emphasizing that the surrounding issues have been resolved amicably.
He was referring to the incident whereby two Kenya Airways Officials were detained by DRC’s Military, the Military Intelligence Unit known as Detection Militaire des Activities Anti Patrie (DEMIAP) but were subsequently released.
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“We were here to thank the President and re-affirm that the partnership is bigger and we want to work even more closely moving into the future. I can also assure the people of Kenya that we have got a good message to take back home to President Ruto,” affirmed Mudavadi.
The Prime Cabinet Secretary was accompanied by State Department for Transport PS, Mohammed Daghar, Kenya Airways Managing Director Allan Kilavuka among other top government officials.