Establishment of Diplomatic Relations: 7 February 1964
Bilateral Trade with Kenya (2023, KOTRA): $336 million
Export: $270 million
Import: $66 million
High-level Exchanges (last 3 years)
From the ROK to Kenya
2022 September Assemblyman Cheong Byeong-Kuk (Special Envoy of the President)
2023 October Speaker of the National Assembly Kim Jin-Pyo
2024 April Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-Kyun (Special Envoy of the President)
From Kenya to the ROK
2022 May Minister of Energy Juma
2022 November President Ruto
2023 April Vice Foreign Minister Sing’Oei, Vice Minister of Finance Kiptoo, Vice Minister of Digital Economy Tanui
2024 March Vice Minister of Digital Economy Tanui, Deputy Speaker of the Kenyan National Assembly Shollei
Other Bilateral Meetings
2023 September Ex-Secretary General of the UN Ban Ki-Moon, Presidential Secretary of the Future Strategy Planning Chang Seong-Min (Climate Action Summit)
2023 November Meeting between Foreign Minister Park Jin and Speaker of the Senate Kingi (Paris Peace Forum)