[DETAILS] Uhuru Hosts UN Official For High-Level Diplomatic Meeting

[DETAILS] Uhuru Hosts UN Official For High-Level Diplomatic Meeting

Former President Uhuru Kenyatta met with a senior United Nations (UN) official on Monday while serving as the Nairobi Process Facilitator for the East African Community.

Huang Xia, the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, revealed that he met with the former president to prepare for his impending briefing to the UN Security Council on the Great Lakes Region.

During the virtual discussion, the two leaders discussed the next stages in the Nairobi process as well as how to improve coordination between the Nairobi and Luanda processes.

In preparation for my upcoming briefing to the UN Security Council on the Great Lakes region, I had a virtual meeting today with H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, former President of Kenya and Facilitator of the EAC-led Nairobi Peace Process.
— Huang Xia 🇺🇳 (@HuangXia16) September 30, 2024

“Our exchange focused on the next steps of the Nairobi Process as well as the way forward to ensure a closer coordination between the Nairobi and Luanda Processes,” the UN official said in a post.

In July 2022, the EAC Heads of State chose Uhuru as a facilitator and tasked him with championing peace and overseeing the implementation of the Nairobi Process.

This role demands him to mediate discussions between opposing groups, promote dialogue, and develop consensus on long-term peace options.

In addition to mediating peace negotiations, Uhuru is in charge of monitoring and evaluating the progress of the Nairobi Process.

Yesterday, I had a fruitful exchange with H.E. @MusaliaMudavadi, Prime Cabinet Secretary of Kenya, in the margins of the National Day reception at @ChineseEmbKenya. We discussed the situation in the Great Lakes region and the ongoing regional peace efforts. pic.twitter.com/wepEs5o322
— Huang Xia 🇺🇳 (@HuangXia16) September 30, 2024

This includes reviewing adherence to agreed-upon parameters, identifying potential issues, and offering corrective actions to keep the process on track.

Uhuru is also responsible for establishing and managing a special fund.

This Fund is intended to offer the financial resources required to carry out peace-building activities such as mediation sessions, community involvement programs, and capacity-building efforts.

On September 28, Uhuru was appointed to the board of the Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa.

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Uhuru’s position will include providing strategic oversight and crafting the broad framework for the Forum’s yearly meetings, which are planned to take place in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, on October 25-27, 2024.

Back home, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, who is under impeachment, has gone to Uhuru, a friend turned foe, for political assistance, identifying him as the unchallenged kingpin of the Mt. Kenya area.

However, the former president has avoided the political arena, preferring to remain silent.

[DETAILS] Uhuru Hosts UN Official For High-Level Diplomatic Meeting