German Foreign Minister to visit Kenya for two days

Germany’s Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr Johann David Wadephul, will pay a two-day official visit to Kenya from January 21 to 22, 2026.

In a statement on Monday, the Office of Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi said Dr Wadephul will arrive in the country on Tuesday ahead of the visit, which is aimed at strengthening cooperation between Kenya and Germany.

During the visit, Dr Wadephul will hold bilateral talks with Mudavadi, followed by a joint press conference at the Railway Building in Nairobi. He will also meet President William Ruto and attend several other engagements in the capital.

“Kenya and Germany enjoy a robust relationship that has evolved into a strategic partnership across multiple domains, and Dr Wadephul’s visit seeks to reinforce the decades of cooperation that have yielded tangible benefits in various areas, including trade and investment, education, technology transfer, and healthcare,” the statement reads.

One of the key issues to be discussed is the Bilateral Labour Mobility Agreement, which will allow more Kenyans to work in Germany. Kenya says it is ready to supply skilled and semi-skilled workers to meet Germany’s labour needs, while the agreement will help create jobs, boost skills transfer, and increase remittances.

Climate change and green growth will also be high on the agenda. Kenya currently gets more than 85 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources, and Germany is one of its main partners in geothermal energy, climate adaptation and green technology.

Mudavadi on January 17, 2026, travelled Paris, France to strengthen Kenya’s ties with France ahead of the Africa-France Summit to be held in Nairobi later this year.