Kibaki, Museveni hold talks
Kenya President Kibaki receives his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni who called on him at State House, Nairobi April 30, 2011. PPS
President Kibaki has held talks with Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni who paid him a courtesy call at State House Nairobi Saturday.
President Museveni, who arrived this morning, is in the country to attend the Social Economic Transformation and the East African Political Federation Forum.
During their meeting, President Kibaki and President Museveni discussed ways of developing and improving cross-border infrastructure including the proposed construction of a new standard gauge railway line and the Kenya-Uganda petroleum pipeline.
In this regard, President Kibaki expressed Kenya’s commitment to continue improving sections of the Northern Corridor to ease the movement of goods and services between the two countries and the region in general.
The two leaders further discussed the East African integration and agreed that the process should move with speed so that the citizens of member states can fully enjoy the fruits of the regional economic bloc.
The two leaders also underscored the need for peace and stability as the cornerstone of development of the East African Community.
