Kerry starts Kenya visit to underline anti-terrorism cooperation

Nairobi: US Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Nairobi and started his visit in Africa, with fighting terrorism and regional situation topping his agenda, said a Kenyan official.

Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Amina Mohamed on Sunday said in Nairobi that the visit sends a strong signal about the current state of relations between the two nations, Xinhua reported.

"We will use the visit to lay the ground and roadmap for the July visit of US President Barrack Obama to Kenya," Mohamed said minutes after Kerry arrived in Nairobi to begin his visit that will also focus on global terrorism, especially Al Shabaab militants who have waged cross border attacks in the country.