This archive report was first published on 1 July 2021.
On Thursday, July 1, 2021, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta met with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France.
The meeting, which took place during President Kenyatta's visit to France, focused on several bilateral and multilateral subjects of mutual interest to Kenya and France.
One of the key topics discussed was the expansion of the 233-kilometer Rironi-Nakuru-Mau Summit Road, a project supported by France. The construction of the road is set to begin in September 2021.
The project, which is a public-private partnership (PPP), aims to expand the Northern Corridor road into a four-lane dual carriageway at a cost of Sh160 billion. This agreement was reached during President Kenyatta's visit to Paris in October 2020.
President Kenyatta and President Macron also discussed enhanced cooperation in the health sector, particularly in building Kenya's capacity to manufacture vaccines locally.
On the multilateral front, the two leaders spoke about the forthcoming Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Summit in London, which will be co-hosted by President Kenyatta and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on July 28-29, 2021. The Summit aims to raise $5 billion in five years for investment in the education of 175 million children in low-income countries across the world.
