President William Ruto has announced plans to renovate the United Nations office in Nairobi.
Speaking at the State House on Thursday, the President said that the offices needed an expansion.
“Prime Minister (Hsien) Loong and I agreed that the renovation and expansion of facilities to match other UN Offices globally is welcome,” Ruto said.
According to Ruto, the expansion of UN offices should at least accommodate 9,000 conference delegates at any meeting.
“Singapore will support this position in discussions at the UN, in New York,” he added.
Kenya was admitted to the United Nations membership on December 16, 1963, the same year it attained independence.
In 1996, the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) was established, becoming one of four major UN office sites and the UN’s headquarters in Africa.
In March, United Nations had announced its relocating its Africa projects management entity to Nairobi.
This demonstrated its desire to concentrate on achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) in African countries.
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) will move to Nairobi, which is also the headquarters of the UN in the southern hemisphere.
UNOPS was established in 1973 as part of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) but it separated in 1995 to focus on independent operations where it provides services to the UN system at a fee.
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