Relationship dossier
Kenya
Malawi
Relationship assessment
Kenya and Malawi have pursued cooperation through bilateral memoranda and high-level engagement.
Kenya toward Malawi
+25The Kenyan government hosted Malawi's president in 2022 and signed bilateral memoranda covering several areas of cooperation.
Malawi toward Kenya
+25The Malawian government engaged in the 2022 presidential visit to Kenya and signed bilateral memoranda with the Kenyan government.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship includes high-level engagement and bilateral memoranda spanning several areas, providing a basis for practical cooperation. The depth of implementation and the continuity of these efforts are unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Kenya and Malawi have pursued bilateral cooperation through a 2022 presidential visit to Kenya and the signing of memoranda of understanding across several areas. These steps indicate practical cooperation, though the extent and durability of implementation are unclear.
Key developments
Malawi's president visited Kenya, where the two governments signed memoranda of understanding covering several areas of cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the memoranda signed during the 2022 visit are unclear.
- Details of subsequent bilateral cooperation are limited.