Ambassador Orina says Ethiopia-Kenya relation on excellent level

Addis Ababa, March 7, 2025 (FMC)—The Ethio-Kenya relationship is on an excellent level and the two countries are committed to further deepening the historic ties, Ambassador George Orina said.

Kenya’s Ambassador to Ethiopia George Orina told local newswire service ENA that the two countries have enjoyed very close relations since Kenya’s independence in 1963.

Following Kenya’s independence “we have seen the relations between Kenya and Ethiopia growing in leaps and bounds,” he said.

“The relations are on an excellent level, and we are committed to deepening that. The liberalization of the Ethiopian market provides very good opportunity for us to explore how to deepen these relations even further.”

The ambassador noted that the Ethiopian economy is one of the biggest in the region; and Kenyan and Ethiopian business people have therefore opportunities for bilateral trade engagements.

Even if the volume of trade between the two countries has been growing, he said there is opportunity for even further growth.

“Looking at the level of trade that is being transacted between the two countries, it is still very low level, compared to trade statistics with other countries sharing common borders.”

Ambassador Orina stated that the two nations are at present exploring how business can work together to further promote trade as opportunities between Ethiopia and Kenya are significant.

Praising the recent economic reform undertaken by the Government of Ethiopia, he said the market is opening up; and there will be more investors coming into Ethiopia, and more trade linkages between Ethiopia and other countries.

The ambassador recalled that the two countries have signed a number of agreements, the most significant of them being the special status agreement signed in 2012.