Kenya and Morocco to strengthen relations, diplomat

Kenya and Morocco are called to strengthen their bilateral relations in various fields, stressed the ambassador of  King in Nairobi, Mr. Abderrazzak Lassel.

In statements to the Kenyan newspaper “The Easta African”, published Saturday, on the occasion of the revocation by Kenyan President William Ruto of the recognition of  SADR the Moroccan diplomat said that Morocco, which welcomes the economic model of President Ruto, can provide significant assistance in the field of food security, being the largest producer of fertilizer in the world.

In this regard, the newspaper pointed out that the new president had pledged to ensure cheaper fertilizers, noting that his aim is to improve production and food security in the long term and reduce food prices in the short term.

Addressing areas in which the two countries can have fruitful cooperation, Mr. Lassel cited the social housing sector in which Morocco is willing to share its successful experience, noting on the other hand that the Kingdom can benefit from Kenyan prowess in ICT, especially in the digitalization of the banking sector.

The newspaper also noted that Kenya has everything to gain from the Moroccan tea and coffee markets, adding that Nairobi can also draw inspiration from the Moroccan tourism sector which has annual arrivals amounting to 14 million tourists.

The newspaper recalls that the day after his inauguration as the 5th President of the Republic of Kenya, William Ruto had announced the revocation of the recognition o “SADR”, noting that the announcement of the Kenyan president was accompanied by a photo with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans residing abroad, Mr. Nasser Bourita, who gave him a message of congratulations from HM King Mohammed VI.

In addition, the newspaper recalls that William Ruto, then Deputy President, had pledged from 2021 to support the Kingdom of Morocco to achieve a just solution to the Moroccan Sahara.