Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi Leaves for Japan

By Robert Mutasi 

Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign & Diaspora Affairs, Musalia Mudavadi, has left for Tokyo, Japan, to attend the Ministerial Meeting of the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD).

 The conference offers a forum for advancing trade, investment, and sustainable development in Africa. It is being held in collaboration with the African Union Commission, the World Bank, the United Nations Development Programme, and the United Nations.

Dr. Mudavadi will emphasize Kenya's strong interest in putting the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA) into action during the meeting.

 Additionally, he plans to showcase Kenya's many investment opportunities in an effort to draw Japanese investment to the nation. 

In addition, the Prime Cabinet Secretary will push for global collaboration in order to address climate change, accomplish the Sustainable Development Goals, and restructure the global financial system.

Dr. Mudavadi will hold bilateral talks with a number of influential individuals on the fringes of the TICAD meeting, such as the foreign ministers of Senegal and Liberia, as well as Ms. Yoko Kamikawa, Japan's minister for foreign affairs. 

He is scheduled to have meetings with representatives of the Vaccine Alliance (GAVI), Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Fujita Corporation, and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Kenya has a great opportunity to deepen its relationship with Japan by attending the TICAD Ministerial meeting. 

The conference offers a forum for high-level discussion, knowledge exchange, and cooperation on topics of shared interest. 

Participating actively in the TICAD process will help Kenya establish itself as Japan's strategic partner in Africa, bringing in large investments and support for its development agenda.

Kenya has gained the most from Japan's Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Sub-Saharan Africa. 

Japan has provided assistance in many different fields, such as agriculture, sanitation and water supply, health and medical care, education, and environmental preservation. 

President William paid his first visit to Japan as President of the Republic of Kenya in January 2024, during which he reached agreements on a number of issues including infrastructure, technology, and healthcare.

Kenya and Japan signed three important agreements worth a combined 350 billion shillings.