May 5, 2021 Share
Kenya and Tanzania have signed a deal for a gas pipeline that will run between the coastal cities of Mombasa and Dar es Salaam. The signing took place Tuesday, as Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan made her first visit to Kenya following the death of her predecessor, John Magufuli.
Speaking to reporters in Nairobi after a closed-door meeting that lasted more than three hours, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said the two countries are ready to improve their relations.
Relations between the two East African nations grew strained during the five years Magufuli was president of Tanzania. Magufuli died of heart disease in March and was replaced by Hassan, his vice president.
Kenya, Tanzania presidents sign pipeline deal
May 5, 2021 Tanzania President Samia Suluhu and Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta
Kenya and Tanzania have signed a deal for a gas pipeline that will run between the coastal cities of Mombasa and Dar es Salaam.
The signing took place Tuesday, as Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan made her first visit to Kenya following the death of her predecessor, John Magufuli. Speaking to reporters in Nairobi after a closed-door meeting that lasted more than three hours, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said the two countries are ready to improve their relations.
Relations between the two East African nations grew strained during the five years Magufuli was president of Tanzania. Magufuli died of heart disease in March and was replaced by Hassan, his vice president.
Uhuru pursues Suluhu: Why Kenya is dying for a new chapter with Tanzania by ELIUD KIBII Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan speaks with the media after talks with Kenyan special envoy Amina Mohamed (Sports CS) at State House, Dar es Salaam, on April 10, 2021. Image: STATE HOUSE DAR ES SALAM
• On Saturday, through a message, Uhuru assured President Hassan that Kenya is ready to cooperate with Tanzania and extended an invitation to her to Kenya.
• The following day, Hassan was in Uganda for a one-day visit; it was her first international trip as president.
President Uhuru Kenyatta last Saturday dispatched Ambassador Amina Mohamed to Dar es Salam to deliver a message to his counterpart Samia Suluhu Hassan just a day before she flew to Kampala.