NAIROBI, Kenya
Democratic Republic of Congo President, FĂ©lix Tshisekedi and First Lady Denise Tshisekedi arrived in Kenya early Friday for a two-day visit, where the Head of State is expected to sign the East African Community (EAC) treaty.
He was received by Kenya's
Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo and ICT Cabinet
Secretary Joe Mucheru.
Kenya is the current chair of
the EAC and Tshisekedi is expected to sign the treaty before President Uhuru
Kenyatta in Nairobi.
DR Congo became the seventh
member of the Community on March 29 when the EAC Heads of State, during their
19th Ordinary Summit, admitted Kinshasa following recommendation by the
Council of Ministers.
Kenyatta, the Summit
chairperson, informed the meeting that the DR Congo met all the criteria for
admission as provided for in the Treaty for the establishment of the EAC.
President Kenyatta said then
that he was looking forward to the DRC signing the Treaty of Accession before
April 14, 2022.
This is Tshisekedi’s third
official trip to Kenya as head of state. – The East African
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