A joint commission between India and Kenya would be convened in New Delhi to boost bilateral partnership between the two countries and focus on increasing cooperation in digital public infrastructure and trade and investment.
High Commissioner of India to Kenya, Adarsh Swaika, met Kenya’s Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Musalia W Mudavadi, on Monday, in this regard and announced the convention of the Kenya-India Joint Commission for Cooperation in New Delhi as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral ties between the two maritime neighbours.
The High Commission of India in Nairobi also shared a post on X, saying the meeting focused on recent and upcoming high-level exchanges between India and Kenya, with the leaders exchanging views on expanding cooperation in key areas, including digital public infrastructure, trade and investment, development partnerships, and people-to-people ties.
“HC Adarsh Swaika called on Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign & Diaspora Affairs Musalia W Mudavadi. Discussions focused on recent and forthcoming high-level exchanges between India and Kenya, reflecting the depth and dynamism of the bilateral partnership. They also exchanged views on expanding cooperation in key areas including digital public infrastructure, trade and investment, development partnership, and people-to-people ties, anchored in the historic and enduring relationship between India-Kenya,” the post read.
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Meanwhile, Mudavadi also shared a post on X, sating Kenya and India share a “century-long bond anchored in brotherhood, shared values, and mutual interests”.
The minister said the two countries aligned on India’s upcoming AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, to which Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto has been invited by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“Kenya and India share a century-long bond anchored in brotherhood, shared values, and mutual interests. I met with H.E. Dr. Adarsh Swaika, High Commissioner of India to Kenya, to drive forward our long-term partnership in trade, tourism, and cultural exchange. We aligned on India’s upcoming AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited President William Samoei Ruto, as well as the Raisina Dialogue, India’s flagship platform shaping global conversations on geopolitics and geoeconomics,” he said.
Noting that his discussions with Swaika aimed to advance the long-term partnership between the two nations in trade, tourism, and cultural exchange, Mudavadi said they also discussed the Raisina Dialogue, which is India’s flagship forum shaping global conversations on geopolitics and geoeconomics.
The Kenya-India Joint Commission for Cooperation in Delhi, he said, would set a clear, results-driven agenda that focused on delivering tangible outcomes for both countries.
According to India’s Ministry of External Affairs, India and Kenya are maritime neighbours, and their modern relationship is characterised by frequent high-level engagements, growing trade and investment, and deepening people-to-people connections.
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