UHURU MEETS KENYANS IN BELGIUM

President Uhuru Kenyatta has met Kenyans in
Belgium and assured them government’s
commitment in addressing diaspora interests.
The President has made it clear that all
Kenyan embassies must bring Kenyans in the
diaspora together and identify their needs.
The missions are also required to update the
diaspora on important developments in Kenya
as well as the country of accreditation,
changes in the laws and Kenya’s relations with
other countries.
“Kenya places great value on her diaspora and
my Government has continuously called on all
Kenyans wherever they are, to work together
and stand united as one,” said the President
when he addressed Kenyans in Brussels,
Belgium, on Thursday night.
He said the Government values the
contribution of the Kenyan diaspora in the
national development agenda and continues to
build ways to integrate their input.

“It is important to note that the diaspora
provides considerable support through
remittances. In fact, the Central Bank of
Kenya has reported that remittances increased
by 11.2 percent in the last one year,” said the
President.
The President said that the Government is
putting in place mechanisms to enable
Kenyans living in foreign nations to enjoy the
provisions of the Constitution that provide for
dual nationality and voting rights.
“The Government is putting in place
mechanisms to ensure that these rights
become a lived reality for all. Equally
important is the right to citizenship for
children born of Kenyan women and foreign
fathers outside Kenya. A right that had for a
long time been denied,” said the President.