Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Musalia Mudavadi has held a meeting with Congressman Brian Mast, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee at Capitol Hill.

The two leaders discussed regional security and economic collaboration, with Mudavadi expressing gratitude for the US government’s long-standing support in advancing peace and stability across East Africa.

“Kenya and the United States have long collaborated in advancing peace and security across the Great Lakes Region, a partnership that remains vital for lasting stability in this dynamic area,” Mudavadi said after the meeting.

He also urged US lawmakers to support stronger economic cooperation.

“I encouraged the committee’s leadership to champion deeper economic ties by inviting US investors to explore the vast opportunities within the Kenyan market,” he added.

Mudavadi was accompanied by Kenya’s Ambassador to the US, David Kerich, during the Capitol Hill engagement.

The Prime Cabinet Secretary will continue his diplomatic outreach on Wednesday with a scheduled meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

The talks are expected to cover security, trade, and investment, with a strong focus on renewing the African Growth and Opportunity Act  (AGOA) and attracting American investment into Kenya.

Mudavadi is in Washington, DC, for a series of high-level bilateral talks aimed at reinforcing the enduring partnership between Kenya and the United States.

The visit, which follows an official invitation from the US government, marks the first major diplomatic engagement between Nairobi and Washington since President Donald Trump’s re-election.

It comes just months after President William Ruto’s historic State Visit to the US in May 2024 — the first such visit by an African leader since 2008.