Ruto Sworn in as Kenya's Fifth President More Reuters FILE PHOTO: Kenya's Deputy President and presidential candidate William Ruto delivers a speech during his final election rally ahead of the August 9th general elections at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya August 6, 2022. REUTERS/...
“We have scheduled a meeting in Nairobi in July to agree on a proposed development of the Product of Kenya trademarked tea that will build on their premium brand and add more value to our obviously superior teas,” said President William Ruto.In the tea sector, the pair has...
Kenya is staring at record-high external repayment expenses in the current year ending June 2024, underlined the bullet Eurobond payment and estimated at Sh112.39 billion due to Chinese lenders, largely Exim Bank of China. The Ruto administration is banking on the full enforcement of the t...
During his meeting with Ruto at the Pentagon, Austin echoed President Joe Biden, who praised Kenya this week for stepping up in Haiti when so few other countries have agreed to do so. Biden also announced his intention to designate Kenya as a major non-NATO ally, an acknowledgment of the...
President William Ruto on Thursday ordered the Ministry of Transport and Energy to cancel all the contracts awarded to the Indian conglomerate Adani Group, bringing to a temporary halt the deals which have ignited uproar among Kenyans of different walks of life. ...
In a statement on Wednesday, the rights advocacy group Amnesty International said the responsibility for the deaths on Tuesday, "lies squarely with President Ruto, even though he was not present on the street. He cannot escape accountability." More from CBS News German lawmakers back new ...
The two leaders held a joint news conference Thursday, after their meetings and ahead of the state dinner. "The world is safer when Kenya and the United States work together," Mr. Biden said as Ruto arrived. William Ruto, Kenya's president, shares a toast to President Biden, not pictured...
Ruto, born in 1966, won the Aug 9 elections, beating veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga narrowly in a presidential election that was later confirmed by the country's Supreme Court. Uhuru Kenyatta, the outgoing president, handed over instruments of power to Ruto amid tight security in and ar...
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“The increase reflects the gradual withdrawal of the fuel subsidy from September 2022 and the upward adjustment of electricity tariff from April 2023,” Treasury said in its latest economic and budgetary review. Dr Ruto swiftly ended and commenced a probe into a controversial short-term maize flo...