Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
The visit, said a statement from State House Nairobi, is aimed at bolstering the relations between Kenya and Ethiopia.
State
House spokesman Manoah Esipisu said Dr Abiy would formally be received
into the country by President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House on Monday.
The lifeline
Dr
Abiy last week visited Sudan where, together with his host Omar Bashir,
they promised to safeguard Egypt's interests with regard to the flow of
the River Nile waters.
Egypt has been concerned about
the construction of Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) interfering
with the flow of the River Nile, the lifeline of the north African
state.
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Djibouti President Guelleh is also expected in Kenya this week.
“On
May 9 and 10, President Kenyatta will welcome the President of the Horn
of Africa state of Djibouti, His Excellency Ismail Omar Guelleh on the
second State Visit of the week. This visit is to bolster bilateral
relations between the two countries,” Mr Esipisu said.
Mr
Esipisu said the discussion between presidents Kenyatta and Guelleh
would centre around cooperation in trade, livestock management,
vocational training, promotion and protection of investment and
exemption of visa for holders of diplomatic and service passports.
Passenger flights
Additional
areas of discussion include partnership in tourism, geothermal energy
and expansion of bilateral trade and investment..
Also
to be discussed by the two leaders is the collaboration on air
transport, by increasing Kenya Airways passenger flights to Djibouti and
introduction of cargo flights to increase the volume of trade in
Kenya’s assorted agricultural products.
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