President William Ruto on Monday made an impromptu tour of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), where he interacted with passengers and inspected operations.
The visit was shortly after a bilateral meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widowo, intending to boost the cooperation between Indonesia and Kenya.
Visited the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to assess its facilities, operations and customer service after seeing off Indonesia President @jokowi, who was on a State Visit. pic.twitter.com/p1MUMVdCu2
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Widodo, who arrived in Kenya on Sunday, was received by the Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
During President Widodo’s visit to Kenya, the two countries signed agreements to boost collaboration in food security, mining, renewable energy and health.
President William Ruto said that agreements will allow for the strengthening of commercial collaboration and the promotion of investment in the two countries.
The Head of State said Widodo’s visit and the subsequent signing of the agreements is a sign of his goodwill and commitment to advance and cement the close historical ties enjoyed by Kenya and Indonesia.
“President Widodo and I have had fruitful bilateral engagement during which we discussed various issues, set out priority areas of cooperation and witnessed the signing of four Memoranda of Understanding and a Letter of Intent to strengthen commercial collaboration and promote investment between our two countries."
The two leaders also discussed trade, investment, and collaboration in higher education, basic education, and vaccine development.
Speaking on the energy front, President Ruto said the cooperation will facilitate investment in geothermal energy, transmission and distribution of the power generated.
The MOU on mining and geology will involve joint studies, knowledge sharing, and capacity building between the two countries.
“Additionally, our two countries have also signed, a Letter of Intent to strengthen collaboration on the promotion of investment flows between Kenya and Indonesia,” Ruto said.
