President Uhuru Kenyatta has hinted that bilateral talks between Kenya and DRC will focus on political stability.
On Wednesday, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi met both President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga during his maiden visit to Kenya.
President Tshisekedi’s has visited Kenya comes barely 14 days after his inauguration which was attended by President Kenyatta, accompanied by Mr Odinga, among other leaders. Mr Kenyatta was the only foreign Head of State who graced President Tshisekedi’s swearing-in.
President Kenyatta assured Mr Tshisekedi of Kenya’s commitment in helping DRC achieve political stability saying that Kenya has learnt valuable lessons from past political tensions, which the country is willing to share with others.
Tshisekedi is on a two-day visit to Kenya for bilateral talks with his Kenya counterpart where the two leaders are said to have explored ways and means of strengthening relations between their countries.
“We will continue to help you achieve peace and stability because we have had similar experience which we can share. Our country has been able to calm down political temperatures through the famous Building Bridges Initiative,” President Kenyatta said.
On trade, President Kenyatta observed that a lot of Congolese imports pass through Mombasa port, especially goods destined to Goma and Lubumbashi on the eastern part of DRC, and called for the deepening of trade ties going forward.
President Tshisekedi on his part thanked Mr Kenyatta for being a true friend of DRC as demonstrated by his visit to the country to attend the Congolese leader’s inauguration ceremony.
The two leaders agreed to plan on reciprocal state visits once the newly-elected President forms his government.