200 Kenyan students to study in Hungary yearly as Mudavadi signs key MoUs

Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi signs an MoU with Hungary's minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó in Budapest. PHOTO | OPCS
Kenya and Hungary have signed two major Memoranda of Understanding
in the education and agricultural sectors, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia
Mudavadi has said.
Mudavadi said the two MoUs will promote bilateral partnerships
in the fields of education and agriculture and further open up new avenues for
collaboration in these areas and many others.
He said Kenya and Hungary are further cementing their
bilateral relations that date back to more than 60 years owing to the enormous
potential and arising opportunities.
Speaking during the signing of the agreements with Hungary's
minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó in Budapest, Mudavadi
said Hungary was an important partner to Kenya in the education sector.
"I take this opportunity to appreciate the government of
Hungary for the 200 scholarships offered to Kenyan students annually the
through the Stipendium Hungaricum Programme,” said Mudavadi
“These scholarships have enhanced our people-to-people
cooperation and have revitalized substantial positive transformations across
multiple sectors of our economies.”
On agriculture, Mudavadi said that together with his Hungarian
counterpart, they had agreed to work together on the exchange of expertise and
best agricultural practices to enhance agricultural productivity in both our
countries.
He said already the Hungarian government had established a
Demo Farm in one of the agricultural productive counties in Kenya that is
designed to showcase Hungarian agricultural technology and innovation, and
serves as a model for modern and sustainable farming practices.
"I am confident that once we implement the outcomes of
the discussion we have had on this sector, we will witness higher levels of
Foreign Direct Investment from our respective companies in diverse fields of
our economy, especially in the agricultural value addition industries,"
said Mudavadi.
Kenya, he said, remains committed to enhancing diplomatic
relations with Hungary.
It is for this reason he noted that Kenya was committed to
establishing a resident diplomatic mission in Budapest in the near future to
give impetus to the already existing diplomatic ties.
"President William Ruto had agreed to the opening of the
embassy in Budapest, and the Cabinet has already approved. What we are waiting
for is budgetary allocation to kick-start the process," said Mudavadi.
He noted that Kenya and Hungary, through the mutual visits,
have exchanged views on how to strengthen and consolidate the good relations
that exist between our two countries.
"Our countries share a long-standing relationship that
dates back to when our country gained independence in 1963. Hungary was the 6th
country to establish a mission in Nairobi in 1964," said the PCS.
During the meeting with the Minister, Mudavadi said that they
had resolved to revitalize relations in the energy sector in efforts of
stepping up to strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity by prioritizing
green growth while ensuring energy supply and sustainability.
"We have therefore resolved to implement the MoU on
Cooperation in the Field of Training and Education of Atomic Industry on the
Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy that we signed during his visit to Nairobi
early last year," said Mudavadi.
He said Kenya and Hungary had agreed to exchange capacity on
the use of nuclear energy as an alternative source of clean renewable energy.
On ICT, the Prime CS said they had agreed with Hungary to
amplify relations in the sector, noting their area of priorities were on
business, finance, and cloud mapping sectors in our countries.
Mudavadi said that on the multilateral front, they had agreed
to work together within the auspices of the United Nations to address the
global dialogue in financing for development, promotion of inclusivity and
equality, as well as teaming up to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs).
"I had the opportunity to seek Hungary’s support in
championing for a fair and just multilateral system with a more inclusive
global financing architecture," said Mudavadi.
On the issues of trade, the PCS said they had resolved to
promote greater linkages between private sectors and business communities of
the two countries in order to enhance the momentum in establishing trade
partnership between our business persons.
"We have agreed to hold the next session of the Joint
Trade and Economic Committee (JTEC) between our two countries before the end of
this year. We have further agreed to expedite the conclusion of negotiations on
the Agreement on Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investment between our
countries and begin negotiations of an Agreement on Avoidance of Double
Taxation," said Mudavadi.
Szijjártó said they had agreed to work together within the
available instruments of the international organizations to secure a peaceful
future for those areas in our respective continents facing conflict and
instability.
"Hungary and Kenya continue to urge all aggrieved parties
to give a chance to diplomacy and dialogue as an alternate method for
settlement of disputes," said Szijjártó.
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