Maintaining close ties and strategic
cooperation between Kenya and Somalia are vital to the war against
terrorism, President Uhuru Kenyatta has said.
Mr
Kenyatta noted that it was through fostering strong bonds that the two
States would be able to establish political, security and economic
strategies to defeat their common enemy.
“Kenya's peace
is tied to yours. Kenyans are tired of poverty and the politics of
division. I am sure the same is true of the people of Somalia,” he said
Thursday during a State banquet when he hosted newly elected Somali
President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed.
The Somali leader was accompanied by his wife, First Lady Saynab Abdi Maalim.
“We are bound together by history, by geography and by the connections between our peoples,” Mr Kenyatta added.
He
also commended President Mohamed for being elected as the new leader of
Horn of Africa State, saying the successful election and subsequent
peaceful handing over of power is proof of the enormous strides Somalia
has made.
In his remarks, President Mohamed thanked
President Kenyatta and the people of Kenya for standing with Somali
people in their greatest hour of need.
“I want to thank the Government and the people of Kenya
for the continued and sustained support to Somalia throughout the last
two decades as we went through a very tough time,” said the Somalia
President.
He assured President Kenyatta of his support, saying Kenya can count on him as an ally in the fight against Al-Shabaab.
Also in attendance were Deputy President William Ruto, Cabinet Secretaries, diplomats and other senior government officials.
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