Foreign Affairs assistant minister Richard Onyonka has asked public officers posted in missions abroad to understand the country's developmental blueprint to better represent the country.

Speaking at the launch of a training for 51 officers to be posted in various missions, Mr Onyonka noted that Kenya's foreign diplomacy has adopted a new dimension with greater emphasis on economic diplomacy.

"Our foreign policy priorities seek to promote economic development and prosperity by increasing market access, capital inflow and advanced technological advancement," he said.

"This policy is not going to be pursued in isolation from our domestic policy, since most foreign policy objectives are more often than not influenced and indeed intertwined with domestic policy." He also  urged Kenyan diplomats to return to Kenya once their tenure expires. Onyonka said some diplomats settle where they were posted after their term. He spoke at the Kenya Institute of Administration where the officers are to be trained on the new strategy.