Kenya and DRC set for bilateral cooperation in the Agricultural sector

Ministry of Agriculture CAS Anne Nyaga led a Kenyan delegation for a meeting with government officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo, led by Prof. Serge Tshibangu. 

Present at the meeting were the Kenyan Ambassador to the DRC, George Masafu, and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of Congo Christophe Lundula.

Also present was the special envoy to the President of the DRC, Prof Serge Tshibangu, Minister of Agriculture Desire M’zinga Burihanze, the Minister DRC for Fisheries and Livestock, and the DRC Minister for Regional Integration.

The signing of the Bilateral Agreement in the Agricultural sector between the two countries will be done on Friday before the respective country’s heads of state.

This comes after months of extensive consultations between technical teams from Kenya and the DRC, headed by CAS Anne Nyaga on behalf of Kenya, and the Special Envoy to the President of the DRC Prof Tsibangu.

The bilateral agreement, due to be signed tomorrow is expected to greatly benefit local farmers. The DRC is the world’s largest French-speaking nation by population, with nearly 100m citizens, and therefore creates a large and diverse market for a lot of Kenya’s crop and livestock produce.

With the Ministry of Agriculture seeking to continually find new markets for local farmers, the DRC presents a new and unique opportunity, as a nation trying to rebuild following its first successful peaceful transfer of power since independence in 2019. 

The signing of the MoU between the two countries takes place tomorrow at State House, Nairobi.