Kenya has officially endorsed Morocco’s autonomy Plan as the only sustainable solution to the Sahara issue and praised the growing international support for the initiative, driven by the leadership of King Mohammed VI.

This position was outlined in a joint statement issued on Monday in Rabat, following a meeting between Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, and Kenya’s Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Musalia Mudavadi.

In the statement, Kenya affirms that it “considers the autonomy plan as the sole sustainable approach to resolving the Sahara issue and intends to cooperate with like-minded States to foster its implementation.”

The statement continues: “The Republic of Kenya welcomes the growing international consensus and the momentum led by King Mohammed VI in favour of the autonomy plan presented by the Kingdom of Morocco as the only credible and realistic solution to the Sahara dispute.”

Both parties emphasised the “exclusivity of the United Nations in the political process” and reiterated their support for UN Security Council resolutions, especially Resolution 2756 (2024).

The Kingdom of Morocco expressed appreciation for Kenya’s recognition of its ongoing cooperation with the UN Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy to advance a political resolution in accordance with relevant Security Council mandates.