President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jingpin on Monday invited President Uhuru Kenyatta for a special leaders forum in China that will take place in September.
Conveying the news, State House Spokesman Manoah Esipisu explained that Kenyatta was among 52 African presidents invited to the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).
"Kenya enjoys a strong partnership with China, built on the principle of win-win and mutual benefit.
"It is clear that Chinese investment in Kenya is unlocking infrastructure potential and the Standard Gauge Railway, the largest infrastructure investment in the country since independence is the principal example of this," Esipisu illustrated.
[caption caption="President Kenyatta shakes hands with CPPCC Chairman Wang Yang during his June 2018 visit to Kenya"]
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He emphasised that the special forum would serve to strengthen the existing trade and economic partnerships between the two nations.
"The China-Africa summit offers the opportunity to review progress, and specifically for Kenya to deepen that partnership to benefit both countries," he added.
The spokesperson conveyed that President Kenyatta had accepted the invite and would attend due to the favourable implications on his Big Four Agenda framework.
Uhuru recently pledged further collaboration with the Asian nation and its president.
Together with China's special envoy to Kenya, Wang Yang, President Kenyatta recently committed to supporting China's consultative diplomacy initiative.
Mr Yang, Chairman of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), made an official visit to Kenya recently and also assured support for the High-Level Sustainable Blue Economy Conference scheduled to take place at Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi from 26th to 28th November 2018.
[caption caption="National Assembly Majorirty Leader Aden Duale receives CPPCC Chairman Wang Yang at JKIA"]
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