UN General Assembly
2014

work towards achieving 10-per cent forest cover; we are well above global targets for renewable energy use, and fully support all measures agreed upon at the recent United Nations Environmental Assembly in Nairobi. Recognizing that our prosperity is linked to that of our neighbours, Kenya is engaged in a range of programmes and activities to hasten eastern African integration. We have eased the movement of goods and services across our borders. More importantly, our people can travel, work and settle across east Africa. We have also grown our trade volumes and are looking to closer integration across a range of other sectors. Those are a few highlights of my Government’s transformative agenda. We are committed to safeguarding and expanding those initiatives by creating an enabling and secure environment. In light of that, my Government continues to invest heavily to combat extremists and terrorists. The global effort needs to be reinforced because, as we know, the intent of terrorists is to destroy free, secure and democratic nations and people. As long as international terrorism exploits our