After years of supporting peace, Kenya seeks more market pie in DRC

Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta and Felix Tshisekedi

Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta (Kenya) and Felix Tshisekedi (DR Congo) at the N'Djili International Airport in Kinshasa at the start of the latter's three-day State visit on April 20, 2021. PHOTO | DRC PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION SECRETARIAT

Photo credit: DR Congo Presidential Communication Secretariat

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday made his first ever State visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, seeking to strengthen business ties with Sub-Saharan Africa’s largest country by land size.

A statement from the Kenya Embassy in the DRC said the President landed on Tuesday afternoon in Kinshasa, ahead of a series of meetings with his host President Felix Tshisekedi.