NAIROBI, Kenya- Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has used a series of engagements with foreign envoys in Nairobi to make a case for a peaceful and stable Kenya, saying the Linda Mwananchi Movement is committed to safeguarding and expanding the country’s international friendships.
Sifuna said he met Italian Ambassador Vincenzo Del Monaco at the envoy’s Nairobi residence, where they discussed Kenya’s place in a region facing instability.
He said Kenya’s international friends wanted to see the country remain peaceful and stable, adding that Linda Mwananchi would seek to retain and grow those relationships for the benefit of Kenyans.
Del Monaco is Italy’s Ambassador to Kenya and Seychelles, as well as Italy’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Environment Programme and UN-Habitat in Nairobi.
Japanese envoy hosted
The meeting with the Italian ambassador followed a separate engagement with Japanese Ambassador Matsuura Hiroshi at Sifuna’s office.
Sifuna said Kenya and Japan shared a longstanding friendship founded on mutual respect and cooperation, and expressed a commitment to continue building on the relationship.
The Japanese Embassy in Kenya lists Matsuura as Japan’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Kenya.
While Sifuna did not disclose specific agreements arising from either meeting, his remarks focused on the value of sustained international partnerships and the role of political leaders in projecting Kenya as a stable and dependable partner.
Building international friendships
The engagements place foreign relations at the centre of Sifuna’s messaging as he continues to build the Linda Mwananchi Movement’s national profile.
His comments also underline the significance of Kenya’s diplomatic standing at a time when instability in parts of the region has heightened concerns over peace, security and economic confidence.
Italy and Japan are among Kenya’s longstanding international partners, with both countries maintaining active diplomatic missions in Nairobi and supporting cooperation across development, trade, technology and people-to-people ties.
The senator said the objective was not merely to preserve existing friendships but to grow them in a manner that delivers benefits to ordinary Kenyans.
