National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has called for the establishment of direct flights from Kenya to Algeria to ease trade.
Speaking on Monday during his official visit to Algeria, where he was hosted by the National People's Assembly, Ibrahim Boughali stated that the move will ease transacting business in tea, coffee, and fruits sectors from Kenya and boost levels of engagement in trading in oil and petroleum as well as gas from Algeria.
Wetangula acknowledged the support accorded to Kenya by Algeria when Kenya was rooting for representation in the UN Security Council.
"Kenya and Algeria have shared history traced from our forefathers who fought for Africa's liberation, I am glad that we continue to pull together with the aim of lifting the lives of our people," he said.
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He claims that by addressing obstacles in security, trade, education, health, and agriculture, among other areas, the union between Kenya and Algeria will significantly contribute to stabilising Africa.
She also thanked Boughali for going to see President William Ruto take office after winning the general election on August 9.
Following the official visit by Speaker Wetang'ula, which several Members of the National Assembly accompany, parliamentary diplomatic relations between Kenya and Algeria are expected to be rekindled.
Members Nanok Daniel, Marwa Maisori Kitayama, Jack Wamboka, Suleka Hulbale, Zaheer Jhanda, ZamZam Mohammed, and Abdi Ali Abdi have travelled with Speaker Wetang'ula.
The group members, which is a subset of the parliamentary friendship group, will meet with their Algerian counterparts to examine potential areas of cooperation, such as exchange programmes on a variety of fronts between the two nations.
Further, Wetangula emphasised the need for the two countries to strengthen their parliamentary and bilateral diplomatic engagements to build on the already-existing goodwill between Kenya and Algeria.
"Africa has come of age to be independent and solve her own problems by using her well-endowed natural resources," he said.
Wetangula said that to strengthen the African economy and promote better socioeconomic development for Africa, the continent's natural resources must be used appropriately.
He also pushed for cooperation and synergy between the two houses of Parliament in Algeria, comparing them to Kenya's bi-cameral system and similar working relationships.
To facilitate the free flow of commercial goods throughout Africa, he also urged to enforcement of African free trade.
National People's Assembly Ibrahim Boughali Boughali underpinned that parliamentary institutions require strengthening by collaborations and knowledge sharing and commended Kenya for being at the forefront of security matters in the region.
He indicated that his Parliament was open to proposals that could enhance working relationships between the Houses of the two countries.
"I encourage the exchange of expertise among colleagues in our parliaments to be able to share and exchange ideas on different development agendas to be able to build the African Economy," he said.
He added that he was delighted to receive the Kenyan delegation, which he said indicated sustainable engagements between the two countries.
