By PPT
Worth Noting:
- “There are so many bilateral agreements that were signed among members, African countries on Africa continental Free Trade Area agreement that I believe would benefit Kenya and South Korea,” said Keitany as she encouraged South Korea to come to Kenya and invest citing good environments that will be a win-win situation for both countries.
- The head of the Korean National Assembly delegation Ahn Gyu Back acknowledged sentiments shared and said that the two nations needed to work together for the development of their people considering that both parliaments work directly and indirectly as a people’s representative to promote bilateral relationships between the two countries especially in the economy and the culture, IT, infrastructure etc.
A section of MPs have urged their South Korea counterparts to formulate laws and policies that will ensure that recent bilateral engagements between the two countries become a reality.
Speaking yesterday when Kenya-South Korea friendship group hosted their counterparts from South Korea, Daadab MP Farah Maalim and his Aldai counterpart Marianne Keitany said the two nations should closely work together for promotional and bilateral relationship to benefit their citizenry.
“South Korea should work with Kenya in a number of areas including in technological transfer, infrastructural development, culture and IT. Parliament of Kenya is willing and ready to enable knowledge transfer between the two countries, as well as promote its relationship, fellowship and friendships geared towards enhancing Parliamentary diplomacy and engagements,” said Maalim, who is also a member of the Speaker’s panel.
Keitany cited Kenya as being top in use of ICT saying that a majority of the youthful population have made use of social media however she expressed her disappointment that they have been able to maximize the digital space.
“There are so many bilateral agreements that were signed among members, African countries on Africa continental Free Trade Area agreement that I believe would benefit Kenya and South Korea,” said Keitany as she encouraged South Korea to come to Kenya and invest citing good environments that will be a win-win situation for both countries.
The head of the Korean National Assembly delegation Ahn Gyu Back acknowledged sentiments shared and said that the two nations needed to work together for the development of their people considering that both parliaments work directly and indirectly as a people’s representative to promote bilateral relationships between the two countries especially in the economy and the culture, IT, infrastructure etc.
On his part, Belgut MP Nelson Koech who chairs the National Assembly’s committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations reckoned that the visit by the Korean delegation underscored the importance of the friendship the two countries have continued to enjoy through cultural exchanges, ICT and education.
With Korean nation bidding to host World Expo 2030 in Busan, Koech observed as Korea seeks the support of many other countries including to host the World Expo 2030 saying that it was important for Kenya to take part in the World Expo 2030 to market Kenyan products and services.
“In continuation of our long and proud history of cooperation and consultation within government, we hope for consensus to set a full set booth to show case what Kenya has to offer,” he noted.
Koech underscored that in the Horn of Africa, Kenya has been very instrumental in bringing peace in the region including the war-torn region of Tigrey, South Sudan and DRC for silencing of guns for integration of peace so as to facilitate trade in the region.
“We will continue to use such safe space of a peaceful environment to continue to advancing Kenya as destination for investment,” he held.
Others in the meeting were James Gakuya (Embakasi North), Tindi Mwale (Butere), Fred Ikana (Shinyalu), Amina Laura Mnyazi (Malindi) among others.