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Doha-Qatar, November 30, 2008

President Mwai Kibaki Meets the UN Secretary General Ban-Ki-Moon during the on going International conference on Financing for Development in Doha,Qatar.

Concerted efforts required to tackle high global food prices, President Kibaki says.

President Mwai Kibaki today called on the United Nations to take a frontline role in mobilizing leaders and resources to tackle problems currently facing the Africa region and the world.

At a meeting in Doha, Qatar, with U.N Secretary General Ban-Ki-Moon, President Kibaki said that the problems of instability in financial markets, high energy costs and the resulting high food prices must be addressed through concerted efforts by the community.

The Head of State said the U.N should also help coordinate efforts aimed at stabilizing global food prices and ensuring on efficient movement of food from surplus to deficit nations.

President Kibaki and the U.N Secretary General expressed concern at the deteriorating security situation in Somalia that had led to increased piracy in the Indian Ocean.

President Kibaki requested the U.N to support a regional meeting called in Nairobi to discuss piracy on December 9th 2008, noting that the problem had greatly destabilized the movement of vessels carrying essential supplies to Ports along the Indian Ocean.

The President also briefed Ban-Ki-Moon on challenges Kenya was facing because of the influx of the refugees to Kenya due to the instability in Somalia.

President Kibaki said Kenya was ready to assist Somalia tackle the challenges facing the country and called on the leadership of that country to resolve their differences, unite and address the serious challenges facing Somalia.

President Kibaki who is also the Chairman of the Great lakes Conference, briefed the U.N Secretary General on regional efforts to resolve the crises in Eastern Congo. The two leaders called for a continuation in the cessation of hostilities to give dialogue a chance among the concerned parties.

The U.N Secretary General thanked President Kibaki for his leadership during the Nairobi Special Summit on Congo.

President Kibaki also held separate talks with the President of Croatia Stjepan Stipe Mesi?nd Sudan?s President Omar al-Bashir.

The talks focused on bilateral issues of concern to their respective countries.

During the talks held at Doha, President Bashir assured President Kibaki that plans to provide Kenya with oil at concessional rate are on.

President Bashir will be sending his Energy Minister to Kenya to conclude the matter.

President Bashir also assured President Kibaki that implementation of the Comprehensive Agreement (CPA) was underway.

Kenya will appoint a special envoy to the CPA evaluation and implementation Committee.

The two leaders agreed that Kenya, Sudan and Uganda Governments will work together to deal with the problem of cattle rustling in the region.

Later today President Kibaki will meet Kenyans living in the State of Qatar. There are currently an estimated 1,500 Kenyans working in Doha and other parts of Qatar.