President Mwai Kibaki, who is attending the 14th AU Summit in Addis Ababa, has met and held talks with the Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi where it was agreed that the inter-connection of the power grids of the respective countries should be expedited.
The inter-connection of the power grids of the two countries is expected to enable Kenya access additional electricity to fix energy supply shortage that has been experienced in recent years as a result of erratic weather patterns and rapid economic growth.
The two leaders, who met on the sidelines of the AU summit, also revisited the issue of the Southern Corridor which comprises road link, railway line and oil pipeline stretching from the proposed Port of Lamu along the Kenyan coast to Ethiopia and Sudan.
In underlining the need to speed up the construction of the Southern corridor, the two leaders noted that the corridor is the long term solution to the transport problems between Kenya and Ethiopia, said a statement issued to the press in Nairobi.
The corridor, they further noted, will also facilitate the development of the Northern Kenya as well as the Southern part of Ethiopia.
During the talks, the two leaders also dwelt on the bilateral relations between the two countries and reaffirmed their commitment to further enhance cooperation in various areas of development.
Source African Press Agency
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