Biden welcoming Kenya's Ruto for White House state visit

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Published 2024-05-22
President Biden is welcoming Kenya's President William Ruto for an official state visit at the White House as the U.S. celebrates the 50th year of diplomatic relations with the African nation. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports, and Errol Barnett expands on the U.S.-Kenya relationship.

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All Comments (21)
  • @diddiousdenali
    Kenya is always on the news guess it’s the best country in Africa
  • @robertmwariri
    Wakenya wameleta hasira uku😂😂😂 never a dull moment
  • How wonderful it would be if world leaders woke up & established a global alliance that would ensure security for every country, race & people of entire world!!
  • @vintage254
    If Ruto can make life easier in Kenya, he can be the most successful president ever coz he I eloquent
  • Haiti doesn't want multinational force or kenyan force Haiti needs reinforcement of national force, police and army. Including a government chosen by haitian people.
  • @chomasensi
    It’s always about “countering China” blah blah blah
  • @willisbachman
    To be an enemy of the US is dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal - Henry Kissinger
  • The US hasn't been paying much attention to Africa and treated it as an afterthought for some reason ("Black continent?"). There has been a sudden interest especially due to China's influence in the region which happens to be the most resource rich on the planet.
  • @jackmitton2534
    In Transparency International's 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index, Kenya scored 31 on a scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean"). When ranked by score, Kenya ranked 126th among the 180 countries in the Index, where the country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector.
  • @waeljallad671
    He later served as Lead Counsel for Deputy President of Kenya William Ruto  Acting president On 6 October 2014, Ruto was appointed acting president of Kenya by the then President Uhuru Kenyatta following his summons to appear before the ICC. He served in the role between 6 and 9 October 2014 while President Kenyatta was away at The Hague. When he officially handed over power to Ruto at the Parliament on October 6, Uhuru explained, "To protect the sovereignty of the Republic of Kenya, I will sign a legal notice appointing Hon William Ruto as acting president while I attend the status conference."[36] In the August 2017 General Elections, Uhuru and Ruto were declared victors after garnering 54% of the total votes cast. However, the Supreme Court of Kenya nullified the election, and a fresh election was held in October 2017. The opposition boycotted the fresh election and Uhuru and Ruto were re-elected with 98% of the total votes cast. The Supreme Court upheld the results of this second election.
  • @user-wy1um8gc4i
    Kenya is the best country in Africa. We've a good hard working President.
  • @victoryprjct
    Drought? We're having record flooding at the moment.
  • @Gilion100
    A visit to 🇺🇸 should not be a big deal
  • @nancyking9033
    Joe to Ruto "My Uncle Bozey Got Eaten by Cannibals"
  • @mohntinyari
    If you've to go every time you're invited, it's not a friendship. It's something else.