Ruto holds talks with West Indies leaders on bilateral ties

President William Ruto has said Kenya is committed to strengthening ties with the West Indies Island federations.

He made the remarks on Friday after meeting with Prime Ministers Gaston Browne (Antigua and Barbuda) and Terrance Michael Drew (St Kitts and Nevis).

"Kenya values the robust friendship it enjoys with both St. Kitts and Nevis, and Antigua and Barbuda and pledges to explore these specialities for the mutual benefit of our countries," he said.

The two island states are under the rule of King Charles III.

Antigua and Barbuda is however set to remove the British monarch as head of state.

The Island country is in the West Indies, lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. 

St Kitts and Nevis is located in the Leeward Islands chain of the Lesser Antilles.

Ruto met with the leaders during the UN General Assembly in New York, US.

He is leading Kenya's delegation to the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).