NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenya and Morocco have signed a series of cooperation agreements aimed at boosting bilateral ties during an official visit by Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi to Rabat.
In a statement issued Monday, Mudavadi said the visit included “constructive bilateral engagements” with Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita.
The two countries signed several Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) covering housing, trade, youth affairs, diplomatic training, and institutional collaboration between the Kenya School of Government and Morocco’s National Higher School of Administration.
“The government of Kenya looks forward to the active implementation of the MOUs for the mutual benefit of the brotherly countries,” said Mudavadi.
Held productive bilateral talks with H.E. Nasser Bourita, Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, where I championed greater Moroccan imports of Kenyan tea, coffee, and fresh produce to help balance our trade.I also advocated for an increase in scholarships for Kenyan students
Trade imbalance was a key focus, with Mudavadi noting that Morocco exports goods worth Ksh 12 billion to Kenya—mainly fertilizer—while Kenya exports only Ksh 500 million worth of goods to Morocco.
He called for increased Moroccan imports of Kenyan tea, coffee, and fresh produce to help balance trade.
Other proposals discussed during the visit include:
- Increasing scholarships for Kenyan students in Morocco, currently capped at 20.
- Employing Kenyan teachers to teach English in Morocco.
- Offering Kenyan farmers concessional fertilizer rates.
- Opening Moroccan airspace to allow direct flights between Nairobi and cities like Rabat, Casablanca, and Marrakech.
Mudavadi also emphasized the importance of continued political collaboration within the African Union and United Nations frameworks for regional and global peace.
