President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday, October 14, held a meeting with his US counterpart, President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington DC to address the strong U.S.-Kenyan partnership.
According to a statement released by White house, the two leaders discussed their shared commitment to defending democracy and human rights, advancing regional peace and security.
Their talks also centered around the need to accelerate economic prosperity through climate smart solutions and the use of renewable energy resources.
President Uhuru Kenyatta and President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington DC on Thursday, October 14, 2021. |Courtesy| Twitter|
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President Kenyatta and President Biden also discussed greater cooperation on vaccine manufacturing and production on the African continent in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic and preparing for future health security threats.
Yesterday, Biden announced the donation of over 17 million doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine to the African Union.
"Kenya has received 2.8 million vaccines and is slated to get additional Pfizer doses in the next few months as part of the pledge President Biden made at the G7 earlier this year to donate 500 million vaccine doses globally," the statement read in part.
Biden committed to sending more vaccines to Kenya by the end of the year.
“We’re continuing our shared fight against Covid. We’re going to discuss what more the United States can do together on the Horn of Africa to advance peace and security," Biden stated.
Together, President Biden and President Kenyatta underscored the need to bring additional transparency and accountability to domestic and international financial systems and to advance peaceful resolutions to the conflicts in Somalia and Ethiopia.
