Senate Speaker Amason Kingi rolled into Minsk with Ambassador Peter Mathuki and Narok Senator Ledam ole Kina to pitch a cooperation roadmap with Belarus that covers everything from tractors to mining gear. He sat down with President Alexander Lukashenko at Independence Palace and Council chairperson Natalya Kochanova to hammer out ways Kenya can grab Belarusian ag tech while positioning itself as the gateway for their products to hit African markets under the continental free trade deal.
Kingi wants direct flights between Nairobi and Minsk to move perishable stuff like flowers and boost cargo ops, and he said business delegations from both sides need to scope out opportunities. The whole visit builds on President William Ruto's meeting with Lukashenko in Nairobi earlier, where they talked about leveraging Eastern European farming know-how.
Kenya basically told Belarus it has the ports and regional corridors to unlock the continent if they want in, and the administration keeps making moves beyond traditional partners to work with anyone offering mutual benefits.
Kingi wants direct flights between Nairobi and Minsk to move perishable stuff like flowers and boost cargo ops, and he said business delegations from both sides need to scope out opportunities. The whole visit builds on President William Ruto's meeting with Lukashenko in Nairobi earlier, where they talked about leveraging Eastern European farming know-how.
Kenya basically told Belarus it has the ports and regional corridors to unlock the continent if they want in, and the administration keeps making moves beyond traditional partners to work with anyone offering mutual benefits.
