Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi on Thursday, June 6, convened a meeting with representatives of the G7+ alliance ahead of President Ruto’s address to the summit next week.
In a statement released by the CS, the meeting was intended to develop the priority agenda ahead of the G7 Summit.
According to the CS, the meeting aimed to discuss Kenya's transport priorities for the summit.
Some of the priority projects discussed include the Nairobi Railway project, which aims to utilise 425 acres of prime land within the Central Business District (CBD) of Nairobi.
The other priority projects listed include the Nairobi Commuter Rail and the Bus Rapid Transit.
Further, projects discussed include non-motorised Transport, and road enhancement programs.
It was also confirmed that the government was eyeing intelligent transport systems technology in collaboration with the G7+ countries.
Musalia stated that the meeting was attended by representatives from all the states as well as, the European Union, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), UN-HABITAT, African Development Bank and the Kenyan State Department for Transport, and Nairobi City County Government.
President Ruto is among the only five African heads of state invited to attend this year's 50th G7 meeting.
Other leaders from the African continent invited are from Algeria, Egypt, South Africa, and Tunisia.
Within the highly exclusive summit, only 12 countries from across the world have been invited to the meeting.
The summit is expected to be held from June 13-15 in the city of Fasano in Apulia, Italy.
