President Mason Praises Barbados-Kenya Relationship

• Published date: 15 June 2022
• Subject Matter: Government, Public Sector, Constitutional & Administrative Law, Government Contracts, Procurement & PPP
• Law Firm: Invest Barbados
• Author: Invest Barbados

In a recent courtesy call between Her Excellency The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason, President of Barbados, and His Excellency The Honourable Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya, a wide range of topics were discussed, including the call for an air link between Barbados and Kenya.

President Mason expressed the view that it was well past time for the African diaspora to be closely connected and this was supported by President Kenyatta.

She praised the work of Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and President Kenyatta for their efforts in enhancing the relationship between Barbados and Kenya, especially in the areas of air connectivity, trade, culture and people exchange initiatives.

In her remarks to the Kenyan president, whom she lauded as a steward of the Pan-African legacy of his father, the late Jomo Kenyatta, President Mason described President Kenyatta's term in office as "refreshing" to the Caribbean, due in large part to his embrace of the region as a part of Africa, and his support of small island state issues.

For his part, President Kenyatta expressed his pride at hosting the first President of Barbados, as he congratulated the island for reigniting a republican movement within the diaspora through Dame...