Gen Robert Kibochi
New Delhi: With an objective to further cementing the already strong bilateral ties between two countries and the two armed forces Kenyan Chief of Defence Forces General Robert Kibochi on Monday arrived India.
His visit would conclude on November 6.
It’s his first overseas visit after he assumed the command in May earlier this year.
During his week-long visit, the General officer is scheduled to meet Defence minister Rajnath Singh, National security adviser Ajit Doval, the Service Chiefs and senior officials from the ministry of external affairs here, the ministry of defence said.
He will also be visiting Agra, Mhow and Bengaluru.
Incidentally this is not the first time the CDF is visiting India as he did his Signal Officers Degree Telecommunications Engineering Course in India at the Military College of Telecommunications Engineering Mhow from 1984-1987, as a young officer.
His visit comes at a time when the bilateral relationship between India and Kenya is poised for deeper engagement.
Post visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Kenya in 2016 and a reciprocal visit by President Kenyatta in 2017, the relationship has grown from strength to strength.
Ongoing areas of defence cooperation include capacity and capability building, counterterrorism, UN Peace Keeping Operations, Medical health care and Cyber security, it said.
Considering that India and Kenya are mature democracies and have professional Armed Forces there is a lot of convergence of thought between the two nations, it said.
The General Officer will depart on November 7.
