President-Elect William Ruto and United States (US) Secretary of State Anthony Blinken holds bilateral talks between the two countries.
In a statement seen by Switch, Blinken said the talks focused on the US-Kenya partnership and their shared global priorities.
Blinken affirmed that the US was committed to strengthening diplomatic ties with Kenya in areas that touched on economic prosperity, climate, and energy, global health security, democracy, and security issues.
At the same time, Blinken acknowledged Kenya’s continued leadership on regional security challenges, even as he took time to congratulate Ruto following his election as the 5th President of the Republic of Kenya.
“Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Kenyan President-elect William Ruto. The Secretary congratulated President-Elect Ruto on his election and commended all Kenyans for their conduct of a peaceful electoral process. Secretary Blinken also reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to deepening the strong partnership between the United States and Kenya,” the statement read in part.
In a statement issued on Monday, the United States government congratulated President-Elect William Ruto following the upholding of his election victory by the Kenyan Supreme Court.
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On the other hand, the US congratulated the Azimio leader Raila Odinga for committing to abide by the Supreme Court verdict.
