India and Kenya have decided to enhance the level of cooperation between the two countries in the spirit of South-South cooperation. This was decided in a meeting between Anand Sharma, Minister of Commerce and Industry and Raila Amolo Odinga, Prime Minister of the Government of Kenya, held at Nairobi, Kenya today. Sharma recalled the historical relationship between the two countries and the support provided by India to Kenya in its freedom struggle. Sharma pointed out that there had been a deepening and strengthening of ties between India and the African continent. He said this is due to the Delhi Declaration of 2008, which had set the roadmap of cooperation.In recent years, Indian companies from the private and public sector had shown a growing interest in Kenya. Sharma said that the level of Indian investment in Kenya had reached a figure of 1.5 billion US dollars. Mr. Sharma reiterated that India was focusing on human capital development, and Kenya was a partner in this as a large number of students from the country are studying in India.