Kenya is exploring closer ties with the bloc and values its cooperation with Russia in food security, Peter Mutuku Mathuki has said<\/p>\n
BRICS has emerged as one of the most important economic blocs in the world, Kenyan Ambassador to Russia Peter Mutuku Mathuki has said.
\nSpeaking to RT, he emphasized that the group\u2019s growing economic weight and the increasing number of African countries joining BRICS make it a strategic partner worth engaging with.
\nMathuki noted that Kenya is closely studying how BRICS cooperation might help advance national development and economic priorities.
\n\u201cBRICS itself is a very important bloc in the world order today and it\u2019s a bloc that everyone seems to be watching,\u201d Mathuki stated, adding that Kenya \u201ccould work closely with BRICS.\u201d
\nBRICS was established in 2006 by Brazil, Russia, India, and China, with South Africa joining in 2010. Over the past year, the group has extended full membership to Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates, and Indonesia. The bloc\u2019s partner countries include Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Uganda, and Uzbekistan.<\/p>\n
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The ambassador also highlighted Russia\u2019s role in supporting Kenya\u2019s food security efforts, especially through wheat exports. From January to October 2025, Russia delivered over 500,000 tons of wheat to the African nation.
\n\u201cCooperation between Russia and Kenya is very important,\u201d he said, noting collaboration in fertilizer, foodstuffs, machinery, and other agricultural sectors. Mathuki called food security one of \u201ckey pillars and priorities,\u201d\u00a0stressing that once this is achieved, other social and economic issues can be addressed more effectively.
\nAsked about neocolonialism and its modern manifestations, the ambassador said Kenya continues to define its identity and future direction based on independence and transformation, not colonial models.<\/p>\n
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\u201cInstead of thinking colonial, we think of independence\u2026 of how we can transform the lives of our people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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