Turkey aims to diversify and elevate its economic cooperation with East Africa’s largest economy, Kenya, to a new level based on a “win-win” situation, a Turkish diplomat said this week.
“Turkey regards Kenya as a key and robust player in the East and Horn of Africa region and an important partner in Africa,” Ahmet Cemil Miroğlu, Turkey’s ambassador to Kenya, told Anadolu Agency (AA) in an interview Tuesday.
Miroğlu said the Turkish government and investors will play a part in helping Kenya achieve its “Big Four” priority areas announced by President Uhuru Kenyatta, which include food security, universal health coverage, affordable housing and enhancing manufacturing.
The envoy believes an emphasis on these sectors will offer new prospects for economic cooperation between the two nations.
“Turkey also sees vast potential in the fields of mining, infrastructure, defense industries, energy and investment,” the diplomat explained as he encouraged Turkish businesspeople to invest more in Kenya.
According to a survey released in June by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kenya surpassed Angola becoming the third-largest economy in sub-Saharan Africa after Nigeria and South Africa.
