Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta left the country on Monday 26th August, evening for Yokohama, Japan to attend the 7th edition of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 7).
At the conference will start Wednesday 28th August 2019, Kenya would seek to strengthen its bilateral relations and consolidate cooperation with Japan in various sectors of the economy.
The Kenyan delegation to TICAD 7 also focused on optimizing the resources available in Japan for the delivery of the Big 4 Agenda in all areas including in Agriculture, Affordable Housing, Universal Health Coverage and Manufacturing.
TICAD 7 builds on TICAD 6, the first ever conference on African soil that Kenya hosted in Nairobi three years ago in September 2016.
Apart from showcasing Kenya’s growth and exposing Japan to available areas of cooperation in trade and investment, TICAD 6 also facilitated a high-level policy dialogue between African leaders and Africa’s development partners on issues regarding growth, sustainable development, security, peace and stability. TICAD 7 to review the progress made on these issues and chart the way forward.
TICAD was launched by Japan in 1993 will its objective being promoting Africa’s development under the principles of Africa ownership and international partnership.
