Uhuru wins praise for boosting trade 4

President Uhuru Kenyatta and First Lady Margaret Kenyatta acknowledge greetings from Kenyan diaspora in Massachusetts, United States at Lowell Memorial Auditorium on September 27, 2014. PHOTO | PSCU 

In Summary

• “President Uhuru Kenyatta is one in a new generation of African leaders who are focused on delivering, not only on ideology but also on getting things done,” said Mr Blair.

By BMJ MUREITHI

President Kenyatta has received praise for his efforts to create an enabling environment for foreign investment.

Speaking during the just-concluded Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Rwandan President Paul Kagame and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Mr Kenyatta is one of the African leaders determined to remove hurdles that discourage direct foreign investment.

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They, however, noted that the continent has not done well in intra-national trade.

“President Uhuru Kenyatta is one in a new generation of African leaders who are focused on delivering, not only on ideology but also on getting things done,” said Mr Blair.

For his part, President Kagame said: “I am working with my brother President Kenyatta to make sure that our region is as attractive to foreign investors as possible.”

Mr Kenyatta, who had been listed as one of the key speakers at the conference, did not make it to the forum.
He nevertheless addressed the gathering via a video link.