Plans are underway for Kenya and Algeria to sign a Joint Commission Cooperation (JCC), that expands trade engagements between the two countries through the African Continental Free Trade Area Frameworks (AfCFTA).

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi said Algeria is a key and strategic partner for Kenya in several areas, including agriculture, defence and education among other sectors of mutual benefit.

Mudavadi, who is also the Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Cabinet Secretary, said that JCC offers an effective platform to develop a joint framework for strategic cooperation.

“Our two countries must continue to work together to strengthen bilateral cooperation for the common good of the people of our two countries, the JCC is scheduled to be held in Kenya to strengthen bilateral cooperation,” Mudavadi said in a statement, yesterday.

The CS made the remarks after holding a meeting with his Algerian counterpart, Ahmed Attaf, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

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