President Uhuru Kenyatta follows proceedings during the official opening
of the 7th edition of the Tokyo International Conference on African
Development in (TICAD7) in Yokohama, Japan. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said his country will
support Kenya’s Universal Health Coverage (UHC) programme and the
development of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Dongo Kundu in Mombasa.
In
a statement issued following a meeting on the sidelines of the ongoing
TICAD 7 conference in Yokohama, Mr Abe and President Uhuru Kenyatta said
the move would fast-track the projects.
He singled out commencement of the SEZ and construction of the Likoni Gate bridge as priority areas.
President
Kenyatta noted that in the last three years Kenya had seen a
significant rise in the number of Japanese companies opening shops,
which rose from 41 to 57.
“This is a success indicator of the growing bilateral ties between Tokyo and Nairobi,” Mr Kenyatta said.
During the bilateral talks, the leaders also discussed UN
reforms with President Kenyatta asking his host for Japan's support in
bid to win a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, the
statement added.
At another event, President Kenyatta
and the UN secretary general Antonio Guterres discussed regional peace
and security in the Eastern Africa region.
Mr Kenyatta
invited Mr Guterres to the UN Oceans Conference that Kenya will co-host
with Portugal in Lisbon between June 2 and 6 next year.
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