Uhuru, China Foreign Affairs minister inspect Kipevu oil terminal

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday met visiting State Counsellor and China Minister for Foreign Affairs Wang Yi at State House, Mombasa.

The Head of State and the Chinese Minister discussed a wide array of bilateral and multilateral subjects of mutual interest to Kenya and China.

Included in the talks was the two countries development cooperation framework, regional peace and security as well as the global fight against Covid-19.

After the talks, the two leaders proceeded to inspect the ongoing construction of the new Sh40 billion offshore Kipevu Oil Terminal at the Port of Mombasa.

The mega project is currently at 96 per cent completion.

The 770m jetty, fully funded by the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) is the largest of its kind in Africa, with capacity to load and offload very large vessels of up to 200,000 DWT carrying all categories of petroleum products including crude oil, white oils and LPG

Speaking during the inspection, President Uhuru Kenyatta said the new offshore Kipevu Oil Terminal will enhance supply and cost stability of petroleum products in Kenya and the region.

The President hailed Kenya's partnership with China saying the arrangement had helped deliver key development projects including the offshore jetty, the SGR among others

Uhuru thanked China for continuing to open up its expansive market to Kenyan exports.

On his way from inspecting the upcoming offshore Kipevu Oil Terminal, Uhuru made a brief stopover at the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Container Terminal at the Port of Mombasa to assess the facility's operations.

The Head of State was received at the freight station by Cabinet Secretaries Ukur Yatani (National Treasury) and Peter Munya (Agriculture) as well as senior officials of Kenya Railways and Kenya Ports Authority (KPA).