 Your Excellency, Honourable William Ruto, PhD, President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces, Prime Minister Narendra Modiji, Honourable Ministers, Distinguished Guests, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen. I welcome you to this ceremony, where we shall witness some shining examples of India-Kinia bilateral cooperation. These are, by the way, of exchange of five memorandums of understanding, followed by press statements by our two leaders. First, the exchange of documents. First, we shall witness the exchange of memorandum of understanding between the Government of the Republic of Kenya and the Government of Republic of India on cooperation in sports. From the Kenyan side, His Excellency, Mr. Musalia Mudawadi, Prime Cabinet Secretary and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kenya and from the Indian side, Dr. S. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs. Thank you, sir. Next, we have the exchange of memorandum of understanding between the Government of Republic of India and the Government of Republic of Kenya on cooperation in the field of sharing successful digital solutions implemented at population scale for digital transformation. From the Kenyan side, again, His Excellency, Mr. Musalia Mudawadi, Prime Cabinet Secretary and Minister for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs of Kenya and from the Indian side, Shri Ashwini Vashnau, Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics and Information Technology. Next, we have the cultural exchange program between the Government of Republic of India and the Government of Republic of Kenya for a period 2023-27. From the Kenyan side, May I request His Excellency, Mr. Musalia Mudawadi, Prime Cabinet Secretary and Minister for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs of Canada and from the Indian side, Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Minister of Culture, Tourism and Development of Northeastern Region. Thank you, sir. We next have the exchange of memorandums of understanding between the Bureau of Indian Standard and the Kenyan Bureau of Standards from the Kenyan side, Her Excellency, Mr. Rebecca Miano, Cabinet Secretary for the Investment, Trade and Industry and from the Indian side, Shri Pramod Kumar Tiwadi, Director General, Bureau of Indian Standards, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. And last but not least, we have the exchange of memorandum of understanding between IGNU and the Open University of Kenya from the Kenyan side, Dr. Beatrice Iangala, Permanent Secretary for Higher Education of Kenya and from the Indian side, Professor Nagesha Rao, Vice Chancellor, IGNU. Thank you, sir. Ladies and gentlemen, that concludes the exchange ceremony. I now request the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs to conduct the remainder of the proceedings. Honorable leaders, honorable ministers, members of both delegations, friends from the media. We will now have the press statement by the leaders. May I now request Honorable Prime Minister, Narendra Mojiji, to make his statement. Your Excellency, Rajpati William Ruto, Dono Desho ke Delegate, Media ke Satio. Namaskar. Rajpati Ruto. Arun ke Delegation ka. Bharat me svagat karte bhe. Mujhe bahut prasnatah ho rahi hain. Mujhe khushi hain ke Afrikan Union ke G-20 me shamil hone ke kuch samai baat. Unki aitra ho rahi hain. Bharat ki Videshniti me Afrika ko hame isha Uch praat fiktakar sthan diya gaya hain. Pishle lag bagi ek dashak me hain. Mission mode me Afrika ke saath apna sayyog bhaaya hain. Mujhe vishwaas hain ki Rajpati Ruto ki aitra se hain, Deepakshya samandho ke saath saath, poore Afrika Mahadeep ke saath, hain hain engagement ko, Naya bal melega. Friends, ish varsh hain Bharat aur Kenya ke diplomatic relations ki saath hi versgaad manah rahe hain. Kintu hain maire samandho ka hajaron varsh purana iti haas hain. Mumbai aur Mombasa ko apas me jodhtah hua Vishal, Hind mahasagar, hain maire prachin samandho ka sakshi rahe hain. Mujhbut neev par hain. Hamsaadhion se saath milkar aage badte rahe hain. Pichli saadhi me hain me milkar upneveshwaad ka birodh ki aan. Bharat aur Kenya aise des hain. Jinn ka atidhi pi saaja hain aur bhavish bhi. Friends, ek pragatishil bhavish ki neev rakti we hain. Aaj hain sabi kshetro me apna sayog sudhrut karne par vichar kia. Aur kain nae initiatives ki pachan bhi ki Bharat aur Kenya ke beech apasi vyapar aur nevesh mein lagataar pragati ho rahe hain. Humare aarthik sayog ke poore potential ko realize karne ke liye. Hum nae aafsaron ki talaaj jari rakhinge. Bharat, Kenya ke liye ek vishvashniya aur prati badd development partner rahe hain. I-tech tata ICCR scholarship ke maajdem se Bharat ke Kenya ke logon keel. Skill development aur capacity building mein. Mahatma pun yogdaan diya hain. Do krishipradhaan aarthivavashtham ke roop mein. Hum nae apne anubhav sayog karne par sahamati jatahi. Kenya ke krishik kshetra ka adhooni karne karne ke liye. Hum nae 250 million dollar ki line of credit pradhan karne ka bhi nene liya hain. Aadhooni ksame ki jaruton ke anusa Hum technology aur innovation mein. Apna sayog baddha rahe hain. Digital public infrastructure mein. Bharat ke upladdhiyon ko Kenya ke saad sahaja karne ke liye. Hum puri tarah se tayar hain. Ish mahatapun visya par aaj ke jaan rahe samjyote se Humare prayason ko bal milega. Clean energy. Donohi desho ki mukhe prathmikta hain. Kenya dwara liya gaya Africa climate summit ka initiative. Ek bahoti sarhaniye kadam hain. Yeh raaspati ruto ki bhi sabhi weistrik chunatiyon ka ek jut hogar sahamna karne ki Pratibhadhata ko darshata hain. Mujhe khushi hain. Ki Kenya ke ne global biofuel alliance aur international solar alliance se jutne ka nene liya hain. Sati Kenya dwara liye gay international big cat alliance se jutne ke nene se Hum big cats ke saarokshan ke liye Weistrik prayason ko sasakt kar sakinge. Raksha ke kshetra mein Humara badata sayyog Humare gayre apasi viswas aur saman hito ka Pratik hain. Aaj ke charcha mein Hum ne military exercise Kapasiti building ke sasat Dono desho ke raksha Udiogon ko Bhi apasi mein Jodne par bal diya. Hum ne space Toklology ko Jan Kalyan ke liye Istimal karne par bhi Vichar bhi marsh kiya. Is mahatapun kshetra mein Anubhav ko Kenya ke saat saja karne par Sehmat hui. Ishi pratibadata Aur mitratan ka bhaav Hum sabik kshetra mein Apna sayyog badhane ke liye Apne prayatna Jari rathinge. Friends, aaj ki badata mein Humne nahi Weistrik Ewam kshetriye muddo par Charcha ki. Meshw ke ruk mein Maritime security Piracy Aur drug trafficking Humari saja pratbikta ke Vishay hain. Is mahatapun kshetra mein Apasi sayyog ko majbud karne ke liye Hum Maritime Cooperation par Joint vision Statement Jari kar rahe hain. Kenya aur Bharat ka Karee bhi sayyog Parasipik Usme Humare sabhi prayaso ko Bal dega Bharat aur Kenya Ek bat hain Ki atankwad Maanavta ke liye Sabse gambhir chanauti hain Is samand mein Humne countertarib ke kshetra mein Apasi sayyog ko Badhane ka Nene liya hain Apo apna Dushra gar maane wale Lagbhag Assi hadar Bharat ki Humare sabandhon ki Sabse bhi takat hain Unki dekherek ke liye Kenya se mil rahe sayyog ke liye Maraspati ruto ka Vyakti gadru se Abhar vayakti karta. Aj keye jaa rahe Cultural Action Agreement se Humari apasi nadikya Aur badhegi Kenya ke Long distance Aur marathon runners Vishwa vikhyaat hain Usita hain Cricket bhi Dono desho mein Lok priya hain Dono desho mein Khelo ke kshetra mein Apasi sayyog ko Majbud karne ke liye Ek mahatupon samjhote par Yog aur Ayurveda ki Popularity bhi Kenya mein bud rahi hain Hum Dono desho ke bhiich People to people ties Aur ghehare karne ke Prayas jari rahe rakhenge Excellency Ek baar phir Apka aur apke delegation ka Bharat main Bahut bahut swagat hain Bahut bahut dhanwar Thank you sir. President of Kenya To make his statement sir the floor is yours. Thank you very much. Your Excellency Prime Minister Modi Distinguished Officials Ladies and gentlemen Let me first take this opportunity on behalf Of My delegation and I To thank My brother Prime Minister Modi for inviting me And for the excellent Reception that we have received And hospitality extended To us While in this beautiful city Of Delhi. I confirm we have had An extensive conversation And engagement on all the Issues that are Of mutual significance And importance Between our two countries I have Congratulated Prime Minister Modi For successfully hosting the G20 And For successfully championing The course of the African people The 1.4 billion People in our continent That today because of Prime Minister Modi's Engagement And championship The Africa Union is now a member Of the G20 I have also congratulated Prime Minister Modi For his leadership in the global south And for Summoning us in the global south To The voice of the global south summit That I was privileged to attend virtually As has been said We share a common heritage And we share a common history Connected by Many years of relationship The first Indians to come To Kenya Came in 1911 That is more than A century ago And Up to today they have participated In Kenya, in many fields In finance In business, in farming In agriculture In health And we want to commend and thank The Indian community that came to Kenya And because they have become part And parcel of our nation I want to report to you That in 2017 All the Indian nationals That are in Kenya Were made Kenyan citizens Today Kenya is no longer their second home Kenya is their first home And we celebrate them Because they are a great people And they have created A bridge between Kenya and India Because of that relationship We have had A long history of collaboration And today In my visit We have consolidated That relationship And expanded The scope of engagement Between our governments As was said by the prime minister In the space of agriculture We have agreed On how Kenya daily board And the national Daily board of India Will collaborate Especially in the areas Of vaccines And vaccine manufacture In the space of genetics And also In the space of manufacture Of agricultural products We have also The national agricultural And rural bank Of India will work with Our agricultural finance cooperation In the space of Assisting farmers with credit So that we can deal with the challenges Of food security Especially Growing food In the Republic of Kenya We have also agreed In the space of health Many Kenyans come to India For health Services We have agreed that we are going to Enhance the relationship between Our health professionals In Kenya We are going to reduce the bureaucracy Required for Indian specialists To come to Kenya And share their knowledge, expertise And experience with their Kenyan counterparts And we have requested Of India to consider Making The entry for short courses Of Kenyan professionals Nurses, clinical officers And doctors To come here for short courses Of three months, six months, one year Much more easy so that we can leverage On the great experience That India has developed In the health space And because as Kenya We have committed under our bottom Of transformation That health is going to be one space We want to share the experience Of India I benefited from Prime Minister Modi's Example of what he is doing To People at the bottom of the pyramid Using Clear interventions On areas of Ensuring that those at the bottom of the pyramid Have access to health And I have assured him that we are doing the same In Kenya, we have now Community health promoters in every village We have 100,000 community health promoters Across the country And we are going to learn From India how they have Made health affordable Especially For those at the bottom Of the economic pyramid We have also agreed On How we are going to leverage on the That we have signed especially in the space Of technology And public Digital infrastructure So that Kenya can benefit from Especially on E-Health Digitizing and using Technology in telemedicine And telehealth As we Professionalize and as we digitize Our health space in Kenya We are going to learn from The experience of India so that we Don't repeat the unnecessary Lessons that have already been Learned and we can Piggyback on their success And work together And I am very happy that we now have An MOU that is going to provide us With a scope for Capacity building between Our Two sectors especially professionals In Kenya learning from their Counterparts in India. I thank you Prime Minister for the consideration Of the 250 Million US dollars For supporting Kenya In the space of Agricultural Mechanization And the whole space of vaccines And other interventions I want to assure you That we will Immediately embark on programs That have already been agreed on So that we can leverage on this Facility to provide The much needed services For the people of Kenya This facility is going a long Way in delivering Our commitment to the people Of Kenya especially in the Space of health And food security As we deal with the challenges Of cost of living Ensuring that we produce enough food For the population To get Our food security situation Deal with. I also Agree with you Prime Minister that We will be looking at avenues Of what to do with rice production And The whole space in our plan On how to take this forward I have also Assured Prime Minister Modi Seventy percent of health Commodities in Kenya Have their origin In India and we appreciate The partnership and the support And we have discussed how We can begin To manufacture some of these Commodities in Kenya Not just for the Kenyan market But for the East African And the African market And it will be mutually beneficial For companies, Indian companies To do this in Nairobi Or to do this in Kenya Because it will benefit them And we will give them access To the African market using the Infrastructure that we have already built Under the Africa continental Free trade area I confirm That India has been Immensely Useful to Kenya Especially in the marine space I have thanked Prime Minister For the support of India In the research And documentation Of resources in the Indian Ocean That are related and relevant To Kenya We already have maps We already have documentation That we are going to use For our marine And blue economy Exploitation in Kenya Thanks to the Government Of India And we look at what we can do more To deal with piracy To deal with tourism And to deal with All the other Activities In Our shared waters In the Indian Ocean Terrorism is a big issue Both for Kenya and India And we have agreed That our defence forces Will work together in collaboration Sharing information Sharing experience Sharing Knowledge and intelligence To make sure that we deal with the Challenge of terrorism I have explained To Prime Minister Modi About our situation In East Africa The challenges we have Of security in Sudan In DRC Congo In Somalia And we are going to Work together to see how we can Stabilise and secure That region For the mutual benefit of the people Living In the global south I have also shared with him Our experience Especially in the delivery Of affordable housing And learning from the great experience In this country On delivery of Affordable housing Working on slum upgrading And ensuring that Citizens have decent Households And live in dignity That we are carrying out the same In Kenya, following in the example Of India To make sure that our citizens live In dignified Affordable dwellings Finally Kenya has joined The alliance Of biofuels And also the solar alliance As we tap into Our renewable assets In Kenya I have told Prime Minister Modi that Kenya has 92% Of its greed As green And we are Well underway Being a hub for Green manufacturing And green industrialisation And we will want to share in the Experience of India And some of their manufacturing Capabilities That require green industrial That require green energy Can have a safe place In Kenya In conclusion Let me say I am truly immensely Grateful To Prime Minister Modi, the government and the People of India For the catechesis extended to Us For what we have managed to Achieve with this visit And I am very confident that We have consolidated And solidified our relationship And that we are Looking and focusing on a Greater future For both the people of India And the people of Kenya Finally I have asked Prime Minister Modi to consider Giving us A small place where we can Put up a chancellery And we can put up a residence For our ambassador And he has graciously told me That he will consider it Positively because We are not about to go anywhere We are going to be in India And we want our Apartment and residence here Because that is the nature of Our relationship Again Prime Minister Thank you very much Thank you, that concludes the press statements Thank you all for joining us, please remain seated While the dignitaries leave the stage