{"id":226108,"date":"2022-05-16T15:06:10","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T13:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/president-kenyatta-holds-talks-with-us-army-general-townsend?lang=en"},"modified":"2022-05-16T15:06:10","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T13:06:10","slug":"president-kenyatta-holds-talks-with-u-s-army-general-townsend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/president-kenyatta-holds-talks-with-u-s-army-general-townsend\/","title":{"rendered":"President Kenyatta Holds Talks with U.S. Army General Townsend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/4e14703653d27b4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/4e14703653d27b4\" alt=\"Presidency of the Republic of Kenya\" style=\"max-width:500px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/4e14703653d27b4\">Download logo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>President Uhuru Kenyatta today held talks with U.S. Army General Stephen Townsend who paid him a courtesy call at State House, Nairobi.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>President Kenyatta&rsquo;s discussion with Gen. Townsend, who is the Commander of the U.S. Africa Command, centred on peace and security in the Horn of Africa region with a special focus on Somalia.<\/p>\n<p>The Head of State appreciated the cooperation between Kenya and the U.S. on security matters, particularly on the fight against terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We appreciate the work we have done in collaboration with the U.S. Africa Command regarding peace and security in the region. We look forward to continuing the partnership,&rdquo; President Kenyatta told Gen. Townsend.<\/p>\n<p>On his part, Gen. Townsend assured President Kenyatta of continued partnership between the U.S. and the Kenyan military.<\/p>\n<p>Gen. Townsend was accompanied by Eric Kneedler, the Charg&eacute; d&#039;Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi.<\/p>\n<p>Also present at the meeting were Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Robert Kibochi and Head of Public Service Dr. Joseph Kinyua.<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Presidency of the Republic of Kenya.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/\">Source: Africa Newsroom &#8211; APO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download logo President Uhuru Kenyatta today held talks with U.S. Army General Stephen Townsend who paid him a courtesy call at State House, Nairobi. President Kenyatta&rsquo;s discussion with Gen. 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