By AGGREY MUTAMBOMore by this AuthorFrench President Emmanuel Macron is expected to sign a series of agreements with his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta as Paris eyes reasserting its influence in the eastern Africa region. Ahead of Mr Macron’s seminal visit to Kenya, a diplomatic briefing on the tour in Nairobi lists it as important for the bilateral and multilateral issues affecting the two countries. Kenya says it will seek technical support for the development of Line 4 as well as Bus Rapid Transport Line 3. Kenya sent troops of the Kenya Defence Forces to Somalia in 2011 to help restore peace and stability. UN OFFICEIn Nairobi, President Macron is expected to attend the third session of the One Planet Summit, a conference on environmental policies at which stakeholders discuss ways to implement the Paris Agreement on climate change.

Source: Daily Nation March 13, 2019 11:34 UTC