Kenya vows to foster regional unity amid Covid-19 pandemic

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday said Nairobi will continue playing its leading role as an anchor for regional peace and security.

He said there were positive developments in countries such as South Sudan and Sudan where peace and transitional processes remain on course.

“We remain firmly committed to our obligations and responsibilities at the East African Community, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) as well as the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA),” he said in Nairobi during this year’s annual presidential briefing to foreign envoys serving in Kenya.

Kenyatta said geopolitical conflicts, desert locust invasion, climate change, Covid-19 and terrorism are some of the recent challenges that have worsened the region’s dire humanitarian situation.

According to a statement issued after the meeting, Kenyatta assured the diplomats that his country will continue working closely with UN Security Council member states to ensure that the organ discharges its mandate in an inclusive, responsive and consultative manner.

Edited by Olajumoke Adeleke