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Relationship dossier

Kenya Pakistan

Relationship assessment

Kenya–Pakistan ties include trade mechanisms and defense engagement

Kenya toward Pakistan

+15

The Kenyan government has engaged Pakistan through bilateral trade mechanisms, including a Joint Trade Committee, and defense-related cooperation. The scale and continuity of these activities are unclear.

Pakistan toward Kenya

+15

The Pakistani government has engaged Kenya through bilateral trade mechanisms, including a Joint Trade Committee, and defense-related cooperation. The scale and continuity of these activities are unclear.

Overall relationship

+20

The relationship includes institutional trade engagement and defense-related cooperation, supporting a generally cooperative bilateral structure. The breadth and durability of these arrangements are uncertain.

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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Kenya and Pakistan maintain bilateral cooperation, including through a Joint Trade Committee and defense-related engagement. These arrangements indicate a generally cooperative relationship, though the scope and continuity of cooperation are not clear enough to characterize it as a close partnership.

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