Kenya and Rwanda on Tuesday signed an agreement in ten areas of cooperation to enhance relations.

The Memorandum of Understanding will establish mechanisms for effective cooperation in Education, ICT, Gender and Child Development, and Youth and Capacity Development for Public Service.

Other areas of cooperation are Correctional Services, Health, Diplomatic Training, Agriculture, and Cooperatives. 

President William Ruto and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame said the two countries had agreed to work together for the benefit of the people.

They said Kenya and Rwanda will expand trade and investment as well as help the region in terms of peace and security.

Ruto asked Rwanda to make use of the more efficient Port of Mombasa.

He said the facility has also been expanded and modernized to handle more cargo.

The President said the Port also offers cargo owners the option to collect goods at the Naivasha Inland Container Depot.

"This will help to save on time and cost, hence enhancing trade between the two countries," Ruto said.

He said Kenya was committed to working with Rwanda in advancing peace and security, trade and investment, and the implementation of Agenda 2063.

The President spoke on Tuesday at a press conference in Kigali.

The two leaders agreed that the instability in South Sudan, Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo requires constant attention.

"We must take advantage of the existing mechanisms to entrench peace as the foundation of the stability that guarantees shared prosperity," Ruto added.

President Kagame said the new areas of cooperation will bring closer Nairobi and Kigali.

He saluted the big Kenyan community that has invested in Rwanda.