KENYA RESPONSE ON RATIFICATION OF THE CAPE

UNCLAS NAIROBI 004554 SIPDIS EXIMBANK FOR LCONNELL/EBD/IFD/ODF USDOC FOR 3131/CS/OIO/ANESA/DHARRIS/GLITMAN/MSTAUNTON PLEASE PASS TO TRANSPORTATION FOR FAA/OGC, COMMERCE FOR ITA/ELENZ E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: BEXP EFIN EAIR EIND ETRD KTIA SUBJECT: KENYA RESPONSE ON RATIFICATION OF THE CAPE TOWN CONVENTION ON MOBILE EQUIPMENT FINANCE AND PROTOCOL ON AIRCRAFT FINANCE DEMARCHE REF: STATE 199212 (10/28/05) Foreign Commercial Service delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Transport Deputy Director of Air Transport Mr. William Yagomba on November 1, 2005. Mr. Yagomba, who also was the leader of the Kenyan delegation to the Cape Town Convention in 2001 indicated that the Minister of Transport submitted a memorandum to the Kenyan Cabinet Office urging ratification of the Convention/Protocol about a month ago. He is confident that the Kenyan Cabinet will approve ratification of the Convention/Protocol. However, the Kenyan administration's focus is currently on an upcoming November 21 national referendum on a proposed new constitution. BELLAMY 2