President Uhuru and Burundi’s Evariste Ndayishimiye sign agriculture, foreign affairs and trade deals to strengthen cooperation between Nairobi and Bujumbura. [PSCU]Kenya and Burundi on Monday signed several agreements aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two East African nations. President Kenyatta and his Burundi counterpart said they will continue working together in advancing the African agenda on the global stage, and reiterated their countries commitment to the progress of the East African Community (EAC). On his part, President Ndayishimiye expressed his gratitude to President Kenyatta and the people of Kenya for the role the country played in stabilizing Burundi through international peace-keeping efforts, as well as through trade facilitation. I recall the role Kenya played in peace keeping in Burundi and the facilitation of trade through the port of Mombasa, and Kenyan investors already working in Burundi,” the Burundi leader said.

Source: Standard Digital May 31, 2021 17:36 UTC