Kenya has confirmed the relocation of two diplomatic missions in a major diplomatic restructuring, with two new countries set to have Kenyan embassies.
The announcement was made on Tuesday, November 10, by the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs amid concerns over the closure of the Kenyan Mission in Switzerland.
According to Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing'Oei, Kenya has already relocated its diplomatic mission from Port-au-Prince in Haiti to Mexico City in Mexico.
At the same time, Kenya's mission in Cuba has been moved from Havana and is now in Jamaica, at the country's capital, Kingston, in what the PS described as a rationalisation exercise.
"As part of this rationalisation exercise, the relocation of Kenya's Mission in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to Mexico City, and the Mission in Havana, Cuba, to Kingston, Jamaica, have already been implemented," Sing'Oei stated.
Meanwhile, the Ministry is also planning to open new embassies in two countries as part of the plan, with the government identifying Azerbaijan and the Republic of Congo as countries to get new embassies, in efforts to bolster Kenya's influence and footprint in Central Africa and Central Europe.
"Under the guidance of the Cabinet, Kenya will open new Missions in Baku, Azerbaijan, and Brazzaville, Congo, to bolster our footprint in Central Europe and Central Africa respectively," the PS added.
