Four Departmental Committees of the National Assembly yesterday welcomed a delegation from the Ukrainian Parliament. The four Committees were: Defense, Intelligence and Foreign Relations Committee, Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Committee, Environment, Forestry and Mining Committee and Regional Integration Committee.

In welcoming the delegation, the session Chairperson,  Hon. Maj. (Rtd) Sheikh Abdullahi expressed gratitude to the Ukrainian delegates for the visit.

The delegation led by Hon. Lesia Vasylenko said, the purpose of their visit was to explore ways, measures to promote and enhance diplomatic relations, inform Kenya of the opportunity in Ukraine, identify areas and opportunities for cooperation and enhance cooperation in matters technology, culture and youth empowerment.

Hon. Vasylenko further said that they are interested in Ukrainian business to come to Kenya citing that Ukraine has a lot to offer in terms of agriculture, technology, trade and security.

“We acknowledged the support the Kenyan Government has accorded Ukraine over the last two years. It will be important for Kenya and Ukraine to strengthen the trade ties,” she said.