Passengers could soon be able to travel directly from Tokyo to Nairobi after a courtesy call made by Japan’s Ambassador to Kenya, Ken Okaniwa to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Moses Wetangula.
The Ambassador who has been in the country on a tour of duty since December 2021 indicated that he is exploring possibilities of the commencing of direct flights from Tokyo to Nairobi.
“I congratulate you for the just concluded general elections in Kenya and for your election as the Speaker of the House,” said ambassador Okaniwa.
Okaniwa was delighted for the opportunity to meet and engage the Speaker on various matters including the manufacturing sector, climate change, waste management systems and Japan-Kenya exchange programme in technical skills and expertise.
He indicated that the country is a great business partner saying that Japan is open for exchange programmes among Members of Parliament in the two Houses.
Speaker Moses Wetangula acknowledged the huge contribution made by the Japanese government in the development sector including, technology, infrastructure and motorcycle.
“Japan is an advanced market economy and there is a lot we can benchmark and collaborate between the two countries”, said Wetangula.
He particularly appreciated the role played by the Tokyo International Conference on Africa Development (TICAD) in creating a forum for exchange of ideas and learning for countries across the world.
During the meeting Wetangula expressed his sympathies to the people of Japan for the loss of their Prime Minister in August this year saying that it was a great loss for the country.
Japan has a bicameral legislative system known as the National Diet which consists of an Upper House; the House of Councilors and a Lower House; the House of Representatives which is the sole law-making organ of the State.
