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[Amb Hon Ababu-Namwamba, EGH🇰🇪 @AbabuNamwamba]

Landed at Entebbe International Airport this morning to commence my tour of duty as High Commissioner of the Republic of Kenya to the Republic of Uganda. I thank the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uganda for the courtesies, and commend the Staff of the Kenya Embassy for the warm reception at the Official Residence of the High Commissioner. I choose Africa over anywhere else in the world, anytime. Happy to be Home🇺🇬
Webale nyo!

[Amb Hon Ababu-Namwamba, EGH🇰🇪 @AbabuNamwamba]

Day 1 in office, briefing by staff of the High Commission of the Republic of Kenya, Upper Kololo Terrace Road, Kampala City. For God and Country🇰🇪

[Kenya High Commission Kampala @KHCKampala]

The Mission staff joined the Deputy Head of Mission to warmly welcome @AbabuNamwamba, incoming High Commissioner of the Republic of Kenya to the Republic of Uganda as he takes up his new role as the Head of Mission.

[Amb. Joash Maangi, MBS, LLB, Dip. KSL, Doc. Juris @MaangiJoash]

It gives me great pleasure to see Kenyans wakijituma in Uganda. Visted a Kenyan businessman who adds value to cereals in Nothern Uganda and exports (Some of it to Kenya). Congratulations and keep it up Alfred Mwangi.

[Amb. Joash Maangi, MBS, LLB, Dip. KSL, Doc. Juris @MaangiJoash]

My field vists today took me to Lira in Northern Uganda where a kenyan businesswoman(Waithera) processes Cassava and millet for export (including to Kenya). The future of The region depends on cottage industries.

[Matooke Republic @matookerepublic]

Business mogul Bob Kabonero hosts Uganda’s business elite to an Exclusive Year-End Johnnie Walker Blue Club Experience via @matookerepublic https://t.co/XGxDXWNeu5

[KCB BANK UGANDA @kcbbankug]

We are honored to join the Kenya High Commission in Uganda today together with our Kenyan brothers and sisters celebrating Kenya Diaspora Day.

This beautiful moment brings the community together, from students and businesspeople to professionals and families to meet, network, share stories, and build lasting connections.

We are proud to be your trusted financial partner, supporting your journey here in Uganda.

#ForPeopleForBetter #kenyadiasporaday

[Amb. Joash Maangi, MBS, LLB, Dip. KSL, Doc. Juris @MaangiJoash]

As a mission we commit to unlocking opportunities and creating linkages for Kenyan companies in the region.
Met with Mr George Arodi, the MD of Uganda Baati, a sister company to Mabati Rolling
Mills and subsidiary of the Safal Group, the largest steel roofing company Africa.

[Amb. Joash Maangi, MBS, LLB, Dip. KSL, Doc. Juris @MaangiJoash]

Earlier today, I engaged in fruitful deliberations with Mr. Eliud Omwoha, Country Manager, Wananchi Group Uganda Ltd, who called on me at the Chancery. Our discussion delved on furthering partnership with Wananchi Group and other private sector players in Uganda.

[Amb. Joash Maangi, MBS, LLB, Dip. KSL, Doc. Juris @MaangiJoash]

Earlier on tiday evening I joined friends and some of the Kenyan Diaspora in Uganda in saying farewell to the Outgoing General Manager of Uganda Breweries, Mr Andrew Kilonzo.
Mr Kilonzo is moving to Kenya
to take up a new role as Kenya Breweries General Manager.

[Hon Lee Kinyanjui @GovLeeKinyanjui]

Today, with Uganda’s Minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Hon. Gen. Wilson Mbadi, we issued a joint communiqué on resolved trade barriers between Kenya and Uganda.

Kenya and Uganda reached a joint agreement to remove the trade barriers and ease the movement of goods and people across their borders, in line with the East African Community (EAC) Treaties and Protocols.

In the meeting held in Mbale, Uganda, we also agreed on urgent measures to decongest trucks at key border points.

This follows the directive of H.E. President William Ruto and H.E. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, who tasked Ministers from both countries to swiftly address bottlenecks affecting cross-border trade.

With this progress, Kenya and Uganda are strengthening bilateral ties, boosting regional trade, and opening new opportunities for our people and the wider East African Community.
@MITIKenya @Trade_Kenya @IndustryKE

[Trade Kenya @Trade_Kenya]

A technical team from the State Department is currently in Uganda on a fact-finding mission to key border posts that serve as critical gateways for trade along the Northern Corridor. The mission covers Busia, Malaba, Lwakhakha, and Suam which are vital arteries for cross-border trade between Kenya and Uganda.

The primary objective of the mission is to address persistent challenges of roadblocks, congestion and delays that truck drivers and traders face at the border to ensure smoother movement of goods and services.

Conducted jointly with Ugandan counterparts, the exercise also provides a platform for bilateral engagement aimed at harmonizing customs and trade procedures, improving infrastructure coordination and strengthening cooperation between the two countries. By streamlining border processes the initiative is expected to boost cross-border trade and enhance the region’s competitiveness.

The Kenyan delegation is led by Ag. Director of External Trade Joseah Rotich and includes representatives from key ministries, departments, and agencies including @IndustryKE @kilimoKE @Livestock_Dev @ForeignOfficeKE @KenyaDairyBoard and the @KEBS_ke

On the Ugandan side, the mission is headed by Okello Richard, Ag. Commissioner for External Trade, alongside Zackey Kalenga, representing the Permanent Secretary and Commissioner for Internal Trade and Masiko Francis, Commissioner for Tax Policy.

[State Department for Foreign Affairs | Kenya @ForeignOfficeKE]

Kenya, Uganda Review Bilateral Cooperation Progress

Kenya and Uganda have reaffirmed their commitment to deepen bilateral ties following a Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the 2nd Session of the Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) held in Nairobi.

The meeting was co-chaired by Kenya’s Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Korir Sing’oei, and his Ugandan counterpart, Hon. Vincent Bagiire Waiswa. The session provided an opportunity to take stock of progress made since the last JMC and assess the status of implementing agreed areas of cooperation.

Key priorities discussed included enhancing peace and security cooperation, eliminating non-tariff barriers to boost trade, accelerating transport and logistics connectivity — notably the joint mobilisation of resources for the extension of the Standard Gauge Railway from Malaba to Kampala — and strengthening people-to-people initiatives.

Also in attendance were Uganda’s Permanent Secretary for Internal Affairs, Lt. Gen. Joseph Musanjufu; Kenya’s Principal Secretary for Trade, Regina Ombam (who joined virtually); Kenya’s Ambassador to Uganda, H.E. Joash Maangi; and Uganda’s Chargé d’affaires in Kenya, Ambassador Eunice Kigenyi.https://t.co/wJ2KZbdFUp

[Trade Kenya @Trade_Kenya]

The Principal Secretary for Trade Regina Ombam today joined H.E.President @WilliamsRuto and Cabinet Secretary for Investments,Trade and Industry Lee Kinyanjui during the Presidential Roundtable with the private sector aimed at fostering trade and investments through public -private dialogue.

Held under the theme “Strengthening Government-Private Sector Collaboration for Investment, Trade, and Industry-Led Economic Growth”, the forum highlighted Kenya’s investment legislative reforms, ease of doing business, export promotion and value addition, industrialization and Micro,Small and Medium Enterprises(MSMEs).

President Ruto emphasized on the government’s commitment to expanding trade, improving the business climate and unlocking global market access.

The president assured the private sector of swift action of the issues raised during the roundtable especially on matters related to local production, job creation, investment and enhancing Kenya’s overall economic competitiveness.

The event hosted by @MITIKenya was also graced by Cabinet Secretaries @rebecca_miano (Tourism) and @Davis Chirchir (Transport),PSs @DrJumaMukhwana (Industry) and @PSAhassan (Investment Promotion).Other dignitaries present were @KEPSA_KENYA CEO Carole Kariuki, CEO @KDC_KE Norah Ratemo,CEO @KAM_Kenya Tobias Alando,CEO @KenInvest John Mwendwa,@KEBS_ke Managing Director Esther Ngari and Ag. CEO @MakeItKenya Floice Mukabana.

[Amb. Joash Maangi, MBS, LLB, Dip. KSL, Doc. Juris @MaangiJoash]

Kenya continues to enjoy a very cordial relationship with Uganda, as demonstrated by the increased trade and collaboration between our two countries.
Held a meeting with HE Yoweri Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda, at State House Entebbe.
Among the issues we discussed include improved services at our one-stop border posts and peaceful coexistence between citizens of our two nations at Migingo Island and the Karamajong Sebei, Turkana and Pokot Transformation agenda.
Accompanying me was our Defence Advisor Colnel Nkaduda and second Secretary Ms Phoebe Lesuuda.

[Trade Kenya @Trade_Kenya]

Principal Secretary for Trade Regina Ombam joined her counterparts Patrick Kilemi(Co-operatives) and Jonathan Mueke (Livestock) in Nairobi for a consultative meeting with a multi -sectoral team and partners for the De-risking ,Inclusion and Value Enhancement of Pastoral Economies (DRIVE) project to identify effective livestock market linkages and aggregation models.

Aggregation through co-operatives emerged as a key strategy to enhance trade in the livestock sector by streamlining supply chains, ensuring consistent supply in quality and quantity to unlock access to national and regional markets.

It will also empower pastoral communities by increasing income opportunities, improving market access and integrating them into formal trade systems. @kilimoKE
@Ushirika_Kenya @Livestock_Dev

[Office of the 4th President of Kenya. @4thPresidentKE]

You Are the Last Line of Defence in Reshaping the Continent’s Future, asserts Kenyatta at the Guild Leaders’ Summit 2025.

KAMPALA, 24th April 2025: His Excellency President (Rtd) Uhuru Kenyatta has urged young Africans to seize the moment as architects of a self-reliant and united continent. In his keynote address at the second annual Guild Leaders’ Summit 2025, held at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, Kenyatta framed Africa’s challenges as a clarion call for youth-led transformation declaring, “ You are the last line of defence in the battle to rescue the heart and soul of Africa.”

Reflecting on the current global landscape, the former Head of State noted the shifting dynamics in which developed nations are increasingly inward-focused, leaving Africa to chart its own path. He urged the youth to recognize this as an “independence moment,” where they must step up as the last line of defence in the battle to rescue the heart and soul of Africa for the sake of future generations.

With unwavering conviction, he reminded the ecstatic audience, mostly composed of young leaders, “No one is coming to save us, and as the world turns increasingly inward, the places to seek refuge are rapidly disappearing,” urging the youth to embrace their role as the freedom fighters of this era.

@GPLAcademy #GuildLeadersSummit2025

[Yoweri K Museveni @KagutaMuseveni]

Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta paid me a courtesy call at State House, Entebbe this evening. He was here for the Guild Leaders’ Summit at Makerere University. I was pleased to hear that these students are keen on what the NRM has been preaching: the four principles of Patriotism, Pan-Africanism, Socio-economic Transformation, and Democracy, and how they are crucial for their prosperity.
I welcome this initiative and will meet with the Guild Leadership Academy to discuss it further.

[Amb. Dr Suleiman Roba, PhD @SuleimanRoba]

I had the distinct honour of presiding over an exhilarating rugby match between our very own Kenya Simba and the Uganda Rugby team. The match, held in Kampala, was a testament to the unwavering determination and sportsmanship that define the spirit of East African unity.

The Simba displayed remarkable skill, teamwork, and resilience, securing an impressive victory with a score of 21-5 against a valiant Ugandan side. This win not only underscores the talent and hard work of our players but also highlights the growing stature of rugby in the region.

As the Deputy Head of Mission to Uganda, I take immense pride in witnessing the strengthening of ties between Kenya and Uganda through sports. Beyond the competition, such events serve as a powerful reminder of our shared heritage and mutual aspirations.

Congratulations to Kenya Simba for their outstanding performance and to both teams for fostering camaraderie and sportsmanship. Together, we continue to champion the spirit of unity in diversity across our borders.

[Kenya Rugby @OfficialKRU]

Snippets of the match against @UgandaRugby, @KenyaSimbas, retain the Elgon Cup Championship title having won 21-5.

#SupportTheSimbas
#ElgonCup24