President Ruto Leaves the Country on Maiden Official Trip to UK and US

President Ruto left the country on Sunday morning for London to attend the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who died on September 8th.

Ruto, who jetted out around 8.00 a.m, will be hosted for dinner by King Charles III and also attend a World Leaders Service on Sunday evening, Citizen Digital reported on Sunday.

On Monday, Ruto will be among the world leaders attending the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, who will be buried next to her late husband Prince Philip in the King George VI Memorial Chapel.

Other leaders attending the funeral are U.S President Joe Biden, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, French President Emmanuel Macron, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Italian President Sergio Mattarella.

From the UK, Ruto will fly to the United States for the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Tuesday. Kenya will address the assembly on Wednesday.

While in New York, Ruto is expected to hold talks with President Biden, and also meet captains of the American Chamber of Commerce.

This will be his first official foreign trip since his swearing-in as Kenya's fifth president on September 13th.