President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday congratulated Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi for his re-election for a second time as a prime minister in a country widely regarded as the world’s largest democracy.
Kenyatta said that the re-election of Modi is a testament of the deep trust and confidence the people of India have in his leadership.
“Kenya and India enjoy a strong bond of brotherhood anchored on shared interests, heritage and common desire for progress,” said Kenyatta.
“The robust bilateral ties between our two Republics, Your Excellency, were strengthened even further in your first term in office, especially after your historic visit to Kenya in July 2016, the first by an Indian Prime Minister since 1981,” he added in a statement issued in Nairobi.
Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies won close to 350 seats in the 545-seat lower house of Parliament. Modi, 68, has dominated India since he won a first term in 2014.
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