President Ruto to Meet Kenyans in the Diaspora in His US Visit This Month
President Ruto is later this month expected to travel to the United States where he will attend the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit, which will be hosted by President Biden.
Ruto and other heads of state and leaders from across Africa will converge in Washington D.C. from December 13th to 15th for the summit, which aims to serve as a demonstration of the Biden administration’s commitment to the African continent and provide a forum for new joint initiatives between the US and African countries.
The summit will include new initiatives to increase US engagement with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), as well as initiatives to boost the continent’s recovery from COVID-19, bolster food security and promote investment in infrastructure, health and renewable energy projects, among other priorities.
The Biden administration is also expected to reiterate the need for African governments to address democracy and human rights concerns.
Approximately 50 heads of state and senior government officials from African countries are expected to attend the summit, according to senior White House officials.
During the visit, his second to the US since his inauguration in September, Ruto is also scheduled to hold a meeting with Kenyans in the US where he will underscore his agenda for the diaspora community.
Last month, Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua met Kenyans in Seattle, Washington, where he pledged that the government will improve their welfare.
"We plan, in time, to open more consulates in the US. One for the Midwest either in Chicago or Minneapolis, in the South either in Dallas or Atlanta and one in the Northwest in Seattle. We’ll also have mobile biometric kits to process passports, Huduma Namba and IDs in the US,"Mutua said.
Mutua said the missions will also offer trade and investment services for the diaspora to invest in Kenya and take advantage of the public-private partnership programs, mainly on affordable housing.
Comments (10)
Kutangatanga tu.
The man is always at the airport.
Kutangatanga is everywhere these days. I will stay away from the streets of DC, I wouldn't want to bump into this thief and his entourage
I'm just praying that they don't steal enough to qualify to be mentioned in Pandora papers. We already have many Kenyans on that list.
I wish I can meet him so I tell him that I am not investing in Kenya because of a conman who conned us in a gated community project. Shidwe katika jina la Yesu
What is the name of the conman? Could be the same guy who conned me shs 10 million to invest in some gated community for a luxurious house! They are all thieves in Kenya; Mutua included! Nonsense!
The entourage will consist of 600 people and with flight tickets (first class), hotels, and per diem, Kenyan tax payers will fork out $60M for this trip. In the mean time, people are starving in Northern Kenya and other parts of the country.
You get what you vote for, this sicko has already been to 8 countries since he took office, any idea how many millions this has cost taxpayers? This money would have been used to pay for defaulted Chinese rail.
Mr. Sicko you have to ask how much these visits have earned or brought more than what it has costed. WSR is not on a joy ride or leisure time. He is bringing in your unga every time he goes out. WSR can find more comfort in his home more than he can traveling if that’s what you think he is looking for.
The DC trip is a All African presidents meeting POTUS.
Grants and edu loans for diapora too. No discrimination
I said it once, now saying it again. Kenya is still a baby learning to crawl, being still under 70 yrs as a democratic nation, yet they are trying quite hard to ran neck to neck with America, a 300 + yrs old nation, with a proven track record of many working systems in place. I said many not all.
First, having accepted GMO foods in Kenya is a big mistake. Those American lifestyle diseases are hitting kenyans hard. Second, hedging the Ksh. against the US$ another huge mistake. The col in Kenya has been rising through the roof over the years.
Third, changing the constitution to make it easy for divorce not to mention other social ills knowing very well that the family unit is what keeps the African together even more than the Westerns. Fourth, you are working on legalizing marijuana/weed/bangi! Oh my! Good luck ever getting the youth off their rear anymore to get productive. Just to mention a few.
Sure, keep mimicking these developed nations yet you forget what it is tha gets the kifaranga tu survive and gain that strength to stand up and flap it's tiny wings; it's that journey beginning with cracking of the egg w/ their tiny fragile beak to pushing through and out of the shell.
Never forget this Kenyan leaders!!