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| Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, U.S President Donald Trump and First Ladies Melania Trump and Margaret Kenyatta at the White House in Washington in 2018. |
By Our Staff Writer, Washington USA
The United States President, Donald Trump, will host Kenya’s President,
Uhuru Kenyatta, today at the White House.
A statement from the White
House Press Secretary on Wednesday said the two leaders will discuss the new
opportunities to advance cooperation and trade between the two countries.
It will be the second time
Trump hosting Uhuru at the White House.
In 2018, the two leaders
met and established the United States-Kenya Bilateral Strategic Dialogue.
The US said Kenya
continues to be its vital partner in Africa and beyond.
Uhuru is also set to attend the US breakfast meeting on together
with the opposition leader Raila Odinga.
While speaking at the Atlantic
Council forum on Wednesday, Uhuru said Africa’s problem has been ideological
extremists opposed to democracy.
He urged the US to support
Africa's war on terror, adding that Africa has the youngest and fastest-growing
population with lots of unexploited agricultural.
Trade,
security and investments topped the agenda during the discussions between
Presidents Uhuru and his host at the White House in Washington DC during the
last meeting.
The
two leaders agreed to bolster the Kenya-US partnership in peace initiatives
particularly in the Horn of Africa region
Besides the bilateral talks with Trump, President Uhuru also met
top US business executives during which he witnessed the signing of investment
deals worth $238 million. - Africa
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