Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi is in Finland for a two-day official visit to represent President William Ruto at the 13th edition of the Kultaranta talks, a high-level annual forum on emerging geopolitical dynamics, global security and emerging foreign policy trends.
Mudavadi arrived in Helsinki on Sunday morning and was received by Ambassador Angeline Musili, the Kenyan Ambassador to the Republic of Finland and Nathaniel Taama, Minister Counsellor, Embassy of the Republic of Kenya.
“I thank the President of the Republic of Finland for the invitation extended to President Ruto to participate in this year’s Kultaranta Talks. It is a great honour to represent our President and the people of Kenya,” said Mudavadi.
Held under the theme “The Changing World Order – Old Meets New”, Mudavadi will present Kenya’s perspective on the shifting global political landscape.
The talks are being hosted by the President of the Republic of Finland, Alexander Stubb, from June 16 to June 17, 2025, in Naantali, Southwest Finland.
The Kultaranta Talks bring together an estimated 140 invited experts and professionals from various sectors of society, including national and international policymakers, academicians, public administrators, captains of trade and industry, civil society actors and members of the media.
The discussions are expected to shed light and provide a way forward that will help nations understand and address the current challenges to global peace and stability as a result of the emerging global competition within the dynamics of the growing disregard for the rules-based world order.
“In an attempt to survive in this muddled international system, many countries, especially in the developing world, are compelled to strike a delicate balance in their international relations to safeguard their interests amid the growing and adversarial competition among world powers.
“We will therefore be seeking a roadmap on how to address the inequalities and competitions that disadvantage the developing countries with respect to how the West perceives these nations within the parameters of the global shocks which affect the most vulnerable and marginalised populations, especially in developing countries.”
Mudavadi will be seeking support from like-minded states on the reforms of the current global governance systems.
He is expected to highlight the impact of global developments on the African continent, with Kenya continuously playing a major role in the peace initiatives regionally and globally.
The Prime Cabinet Secretary will hold bilateral meetings with President Stubb and Elina Valtonen, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Finland, on the margins of the forum.
These engagements will build on the outcomes of President Stubb and Suzanne Innes-Stubb's recent visit to Kenya between May 12 and May 14, 2025, where Kenya and Finland signed key agreements on political consultations, peace mediation, and conflict resolution.
