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NAIROBI, 17th, January 2022 (PSCU)– Kenya and Hungary on Monday signed four bilateral agreements for cooperation in the health, water, education and diplomacy sectors.
The agreements were signed at State House, Nairobi shortly after President Uhuru Kenyatta and his visiting Hungarian counterpart János Áder led their respective delegations in bilateral talks.
The agreement on health covers human resource capacity building, information sharing and prevention of diseases including Covid-19.
The pact on education will double the number of Kenyans receiving Hungarian government scholarships from the current 100 to 200 annually while the agreement on water covers waste water management among other related aspects.
Kenya and Hungary also signed a memorandum of understanding on diplomatic training and information exchange that will see the two countries collaborate in the training of diplomats.
“Regional peace and security is at the top of our foreign policy and therefore, Kenya will continue being an anchor state and guarantor of processes to end armed conflicts and attain political stability in our region,” he said.
At the same time, President Kenyatta urged Hungary to help unlock the outstanding Economic Partnership Agreement between the East African Community (EAC) and the European Union (EU).
Speaking through a translator, the visiting Hungarian leader announced his country’s commitment to continue supporting Kenya’s development agenda and thanked President Kenyatta for the warm reception.
“I would like to express my gratitude to the President for this cordial warm welcome and I wish you personally and all the people of Kenya a lot of success in your endeavors to overcome this ravaging pandemic,” President Ader said.
Earlier, President Kenyatta and First Lady Margaret Kenyatta received the visiting Hungarian leader and his spouse Anita Herczegh at State House, Nairobi in an elaborate state reception that included a 21-gun salute and a guard of honour mounted by a detachment of the Kenya Air Force.