This archive report was first published on 7 July 2019.
On a two-day private visit to Tanzania, President Uhuru Kenyatta and his host President John Magufuli made a joint commitment to tackle insecurity in the region.
Speaking on the last day of the visit, the two leaders emphasized their resolve to deal firmly with cross-border crimes, stating that citizens of either country would be subject to the laws of the country where they committed the crime.
President Magufuli stated, "If a person (Tanzanian) commits a crime in Kenya, they will be subjected to Kenyan law. And if a Kenyan commits a crime in Tanzania, they will be dealt with in accordance with our laws."
President Kenyatta added that as leaders, they would do everything possible to protect peace-loving East Africans from the actions of a few misguided individuals, particularly those engaged in terrorist activities.
"We want to ensure that we have peace. We know a majority of our people are good. They want to do business, to travel and to farm. But we are also practical, we know that there are bad people amongst us, we will deal with those ones firmly," the Kenyan leader said.
The two Heads of State also agreed to establish a natural gas trade arrangement between the neighboring countries, with President Magufuli expressing his country's interest in exporting natural gas to Kenya.
Published on July 7, 2019, at 3:11 PM EAT.
