Kenya, South Africa Agree To Boost Trade, Strengthen Bilateral Relations

KENYA and South Africa have agreed to set up a technical team that will advise on ways to boost trade between the two countries and address bilateral imbalances.

This comes after Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta held a meeting with his host and South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday in Pretoria.

Addressing the journalists, Mr Kenyatta noted that the two countries have had a diplomatic relationship for close to three decades and would be best to address the imbalances for the benefit of the two countries.

“In addition to strong bilateral relations which span a wide range of areas, Kenya and South Africa are close partners at the regional and global stage,” said Kenyatta.

He added that “the technical team that will be formed should review the range of goods and services that South Africa imports from the rest of the world and identify those that South Africa could source