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President Joe Biden plans to welcome Kenyan President William Ruto to the White House in May, hosting a state visit after reneging on his promise to visit Africa last year
President Joe Biden plans to welcome Kenyan President William Ruto to the White House in May, hosting a state visit after reneging on his promise to visit Africa last year.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced that the visit set for May 23 will mark the 60th anniversary of U.S.-Kenya diplomatic relations and a partnership that can deliver the people of both countries while affirming the need for the strategic partnership of both countries.
The statement issued by the US Press Secretary said that the visit will strengthen the shared commitment to advance peace and security, expand economic ties, and stand together in defence of democratic values.
The leaders will discuss ways to bolster cooperation in areas including people-to-people ties, trade and investment, technological innovation, climate and clean energy, health, and security.
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While these developments are taking place, the world is looking at the actualization of the proposed visit of President Biden to Africa, the first to take place in the last 10 years. No dates have been firmed as yet since the Biden administration was busy with many other pressing engagements including the Russian-Ukraine War. Political observers feel that the visit might take place soon since the US Presidential elections are taking place in November this year and Biden is the nominee from the Democrats to contest the election, most probably to be pitted against Donald Trump.
Word of Ruto’s visit comes after Haiti announced this week that it is working on an official agreement with Kenyan officials to secure the long-awaited deployment of Kenyan police forces there. High-ranking officials from both countries recently met in the U.S. for three days to draft a memorandum of understanding and set a deadline for the arrival of forces in Haiti from the east African country.
