President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya have travelled to the United Kingdom on
Wednesday to attend the third London Conference on Somalia.
The conference will focus on accelerating the progress of
security reforms in Somalia, build on the international response to the ongoing
drought and humanitarian crisis, and agree on the new international partnership
needed to keep the Horn of Africa nation on course for peace and prosperity.
State House spokesman Manoah Esipisu said previous
conferences were held in 2012 and 2013.
Mr Esipisu said the 2012 conference focused on the causes of
instability in Somalia as well as famine, refugees, piracy and terrorism.
At the conference, the international community agreed to
inject new momentum into the political process to strengthen the African Union
Mission in Somalia (Amisom) and help Somalia develop its own security forces to
build stability at the local level.
After the London conference, President Kenyatta will head to
Beijing, China, to attend the Belt and Road Forum for International
Cooperation.
The plane carrying the President and First Lady Margaret
Kenyatta departed Jomo Kenyatta International Airport shortly after 9am.
They were seen off at the airport by Deputy President
William Ruto, Cabinet secretaries Joseph Nkaissery and Charles Keter, Chief of
Defence Forces Gen Samson Mwathethe and National Assembly Majority Leader Aden
Duale, among other senior government officials.
Source:www.nation.co.ke
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