Kenya is in discussions with Doha about FIFA 2022 World Cup security.

Kenya and Qatar are in negotiations about sending Kenyan security officers to Doha to assist safeguard the FIFA World Cup in 2022.

Dr. Fred Matiang’i, the Interior Cabinet Secretary, said he was discussing the pact’s finer points with his colleague, Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani, who is also the Qatari Prime Minister.

“In principle,” the CS said, “we agreed with my Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of Qatar, that Kenya could provide security personnel to assist the Supreme Committee on Delivery and Legacy of Qatar in providing security services during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.”

Thousands of people attend such events, necessitating the involvement of a variety of professionals.

Kenya has dispatched security teams to Doha for several training sessions ahead of the personnel’s anticipated deployment.

Interior CS Fred Matiang’i stated that the negotiations, which would be based on an existing bilateral security pact, were at the center of his recent travel to Doha.
Interior CS Fred Matiang’i stated that the negotiations, which would be based on an existing bilateral security pact, were at the center of his recent travel to Doha.
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On Thursday, at the festivities for Qatar National Day hosted by Ambassador Jabor bin Ali AL-Dosari in Nairobi, Matiang’i disclosed that the discussions that would build on an existing bilateral security pact were at the core of his recent visit to Doha.

Kenya and the Gulf state were also in advanced negotiations about establishing a Qatar Visa Center in Nairobi to assist in the processing of travel documents, especially for the 37,000 Kenyans who now work in the Gulf state.

The center will not only help to speed up the processing of travel papers, but it will also help to keep an up-to-date database of Diaspora employees.

Since establishing diplomatic relations in 2003, Nairobi and Doha have progressively expanded their bilateral connections to cover areas like as security, economics, education, culture, and sports.

The Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji, the head of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Twalib Mubarak, Health Principal Secretary Susan Mochache, and members of the National Assembly and Senate also attended the festivities.

Previously, the CS was the featured speaker at the launch of two books written by Prisons Staff Training College Commandant Wanini Kireri.

Dr. Matiang’i said that the books Leadership Through the Eyes of a Prison Officer and The Disruptor were a welcome complement to the current literature on practical recommendations for overcoming the obstacles of public service leadership.

He pushed senior public officials to write books on their experiences so that their juniors and future generations might benefit from mentoring and practical understanding of managing public service.