PM concludes official visit in Kenya

Today marks the final day of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s official visit to Nairobi, Kenya.

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00:00Today marks the final day of Prime Minister Dato' Sri Anwar Ibrahim's official visit to Nairobi, Kenya.

00:06We now turn to our correspondent Hafiz Marzouki for more.

00:10The day begins with an official welcoming ceremony for Prime Minister Dato' Sri Anwar Ibrahim

00:16at the State House, which is the official residence for the Kenyan President William Ruto.

00:23And after the official welcoming ceremony, both leaders had a bilateral meeting

00:29and shortly after that, hold together a joint press conference

00:33where Malaysia and Kenya basically announced their intention

00:37to upgrade their bilateral relations to strategic cooperation.

00:42What does this entail is basically they are moving forward in cooperation in all sectors,

00:48including investment, economy, trade, etc.

00:51And among other things, also announced during this press conference

00:55is of course the removal of tariffs on agricultural products as well as beef.

01:01And you see, this is the beginning of better cooperation between these two countries.

01:07And after this, he will be heading over for a high-level business forum

01:10between Malaysia and Kenya where he will meet the business community here in Nairobi.

01:16And of course, just sharing a bit since this is practically the end of his official visit here

01:22in Kenya as well as the continent of Africa.

01:26It's been a fruitful trip where he visited Ethiopia as well as Johannesburg before this,

01:33all in the name of fostering greater cooperation between Malaysia as well as the continent of Africa.

01:40As we all know, it has been widely reported that Africa will be the future engine of growth

01:44with a high, rapid growth, especially in terms of economy.

01:51Of course, we will be monitoring this a lot closer in the coming weeks and months.

01:56That's all from me here in Nairobi.

01:58Back to you in the studio.