President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday wrapped up his final Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) by attending an exclusive retreat at the Intare Conference Arena in Kigali. At the CHOGM retreat, the leaders highlighted the need for innovative and transformative initiatives to facilitate full recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. The Commonwealth leaders emphasised that the initiatives should also be tailor-made to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and respond to conflicts and crises in ways that increase resilience and progress in delivering a common future for the member states. Highlights of the outcome of the retreat included a host of proposed initiatives underpinned by sustainability and peace to improve the lives of all the people of the Commonwealth. They encouraged public-private partnerships to create high-quality digital jobs for the youth within the Commonwealth.

Source: The Star June 26, 2022 14:43 UTC