President Ruto Holds Talks With US Secretary of State Antony Blinken
On Sunday, July 30, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with President William Ruto to discuss their shared priorities.
Among the issues they discussed were ending the conflict in Sudan and advancing talks led by the East African Community on the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. President Ruto had previously urged Sudan's warring generals to stop the violence in the country. However, one of the Sudanese conflict groups has refused to accept Ruto as a mediator, leaving his role in ending the 100-day conflict unclear. The conflict has resulted in hundreds of deaths and the displacement of more than one million people.
Blinken encouraged Ruto to engage in a peaceful and productive dialogue to address political disputes with the opposition. The IGAD Summit appointed Ruto as the chief negotiator on June 12, but he was turned down, and the Sudanese military requested President Salva Kiir of South Sudan instead.
"Spoke today with President @WilliamsRuto of Kenya to advance shared priorities, including ending the conflict in Sudan and advancing East African Community-led talks on eastern DRC," Blinken stated in a tweet.
The generals, who were once allies, orchestrated a military coup in 2021 that derailed a transition to civilian rule. Tensions between them have been increasing due to disagreements about the integration of the Rapid Support Forces into the army and who should oversee the process. Last week, General Yasir Alatta of the Sudan Armed Forces challenged Kenya to intervene in the crisis after President Ruto suggested sending East African peacekeeping troops to Sudan. General Yasir Alatta, the Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), has accused Ruto of being a mercenary for an undisclosed foreign country.
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Why can’t the mighty US go over there 👉🏿 in Sudan and neutralize the two warlords? Just a couple of special forces tiny group will get it done overnight! Restore people’s democracy and sanity in Sudan!
Looks like terrorists are now having safe haven in Africa, Somalia Sudan Niger DRC, Chad, Northern Nigeria etc etc.
In addition, the Chinese and the Russians are getting entrenched in the continent in the hunt for Africas natural resources, which they will grab by creating wars chaos, murder and enslavement of the indigenous Africans!
Those are the dynamics at play
Killing leaders and installing new ones is a stupid solution that never works. Mobutu USA alliance of over 40 years after destroying Lumumba profited zero. Gaddafi and Saddam removal didn't cause peace but worse situations. CIA has done unthinkable evil to ppl in and outside US
As you prepare to meet Samoei, please educate him and remind him that, demonstrations are part of the construct “democracy.”
You are right! But throwing stones at police, throwing stones to destroy buildings and police stations- express highways and looting shops and supermarkets-and beating up non-demo people going about their business, and burning vehicles- that is not in our constitution.
What part of the constitution indicates " looting, destruction of life & property is allowed??"
What part of the constitution indicates " looting, destruction of life & property is allowed??"
@ Mwororo.
Unakumbuka wakati Miguna Miguna alipomwapisha Raila kama "Rais wa Umma?" Hakukuwa na tatizo lolote kwa sababu Rais Mstaafu Ndugu Uhuru Ngina Kamau alikuwa mwenye akili sana kuliko Samoei na hakuwatuma askari polisi kwenda kuwapiga na kuwaua watu kama vile Kipchirchir Samoei (rais Bandia wa Kenya) anavyofanya.
Ningependa ujue ya kwamba, mimi sikumuunga mkono Samoei au Raila apigiwe kura ya URAIS wa Kenya. Kama WAFULA CHEBUKATI angefanya kazi yake ipasavyo, zaidi ya asilimia sitini (60%) ya watu waliopigiwa kura hawakustahili wala hawakufaa kupewa cheti cha kupigiwa kura.
Mtu niliyependa apigiwe kura ni Ndugu (Professor) Kivutha Kibwana aliyekuwa Gavana wa Makueni.
Kushirikiana pamoja kama taifa moja.
Working together as one nation.
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