Kenya and Angola have signed bilateral agreements on 11 legal instruments that are set to boost Government to Government and people to people relations between the two countries.
The legal instruments, President William Ruto said, will buttress and provide a framework and a firm foundation for the growth of bilateral relations.
The signing of the agreements by respective cabinet secretaries and ministers from the two countries was witnessed by the President and his visiting counterpart João Lourenço.
The legal instruments are on wildlife management, maritime, agriculture, Telecommunication and ICT, oil and gas, mining and geology, health collaboration and capacity building in public service in respective diplomatic academies.
Speaking after the ceremony, Ruto noted that the memorandum of understanding (MoUs) will unlock the potential of commerce, trade, government to government and the people relations.
“It cements the relations between the two countries and provide a wider and broader network,” he said.
Other areas of collaboration between the countries are on Trade and investment, agriculture, environment, capacity development in transport and communication and maritime.
The Kenya School of Government (KSG) is set to partner with Angola’s National School of Administration and Public Policy (ENAPP) in the field of capacity building in the public service.
On Thursday, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi met for a bilateral joint Commission with Angola's Foreign Minister Teté António where they agreed on areas of cooperation.
The inaugural session between officials of the two nations marked a new stage in the strengthening of bilateral relations.
The relationship between Kenya and Angola dates back to pre-colonial era when the late President Jomo Kenyatta brought together the leaders of Angola's liberation movements on the same table in 1975 to align a common vision for the country's liberation.
The relations were enhanced in 2010, when Kenya Airways began flying to Luanda under an air transport agreement signed a year later, in 2011.
In 2014, the two nations signed some other four agreements that strengthened bilateral cooperation.
