DATE=10/6/03

TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT

NUMBER=2-308305

TITLE=CQ U-S KENYA (S)

BYLINE=NICK SIMEONE

DATELINE=WHITE HOUSE

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INTRO: President Bush is welcoming Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki to the White House, the first state visit for an African leader during his Administration. From the White House, Correspondent Nick Simeone reports Kenya's efforts to battle terrorism are expected to be high on agenda.

TEXT: Kenya has been the scene of several deadly terrorist attacks in recent years including two blamed on al-Qaida last November's deadly car bombing of an Israeli-run hotel in Mombassa as well as the 1998 terrorist bomb that destroyed the American embassy in Nairobi.

In welcoming Kenyan President Kibaki to the White House, President Bush said both countries face the same challenge of fighting terrorism, calling Kenya a vital ally in the on-going war against it.

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We are working together to defeat the terrorists, to cut off their funding, deny them sanctuary and to bring them to justice. There can be no compromise with this evil.

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Kenyan President Kibaki said Kenya stands with the United States in the fight against what he called this global menace. (SIGNED)

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