WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Sunday traveled to Nairobi, Kenya to engage with key stakeholders on issues related to the U.S.’ relationships on the African continent, including deepening our economic partnerships, U.S. support for humanitarian aid, and the Kenyan-led Multilateral Security Support mission in Haiti. During his trip, Murphy will meet with government, business, civil society, and NGO leaders to discuss the role U.S. investments in Kenya play in promoting food security, health, climate adaptation and economic prosperity.

“The United States cannot succeed in the new world without vibrant, strong relationships with African nations. Kenya holds the keys to many challenges in East Africa, and I'm glad to be heading there this week to build and cement key partnerships. As a newly minted major non-NATO ally, we need to increase our work with Kenya to tackle global challenges like humanitarian crises, migration and climate change.

“As a member of both the Foreign Relations Committee and the Appropriations Committee, I’m looking forward to learning more this week about how U.S. humanitarian aid is bolstering Kenya’s efforts to help refugees, how our investments in development projects are empowering communities, and what more we can do to support prosperity across Africa.”

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