The Swedish government has adopted a new development strategy for Kenya for the period 2021-2025. Foreign Affairs CS Raychelle Omamo and the minister for International Development Co-operation of the Kingdom of Sweden, Olsson Fridh, held bilateral talks, with the aim of the two countries working together. The Swedish government intends to continue working with Kenya on issues concerning gender equality, climate change and other environment related strategies, urban development as well as democracy and human rights. Omamo and the Swedish minister agreed to establish a joint technical and economic cooperation with a view to enhance bilateral trade, investments between the two countries and to implement development cooperation in a more structured way. Sweden and Kenya would work together to ensure that the planned events in Nairobi ([email protected]) as well as in Stockholm (Stockholm+50) would be successful," the CS said.

Source: The Star May 25, 2021 18:11 UTC