President Ruto heads to Rwanda for Kagame's inauguration
File image of President William Ruto boarding a jet as he departs Kenya. PHOTO | PCS
Ruto will be joining other Heads of State in Kigali, to witness Kagame assume his fourth term in office.
Other Heads of State that have reportedly jetted in Kigali include; Salva Kiir (South Sudan), Umaro Sissoco (Guinea Bissau), Emmerson Mnangagwa (Zimbabwe), Ousmane Sonko (Senegal PM), Oligui Nguema (Gabon), Nana Akufo-Addo (Ghana), Faustin-Archange Touadéra (Central African Republic) and Faure Gnassingbé (Togo).
23 African leaders are expected to attend the swearing in of Kagame, who was declared President after victory Rwanda’s July 15, 2024 polls.
De facto leader since the end of the 1994 genocide and president since 2000, Kagame scored 99.15 per cent of the vote counted by the National Election Commission.
Ruto's 2-month hiatus
The foreign
trip by President Ruto follows a 2-month long hiatus for the Kenyan leader, who
has for a while only maintained local tours.
After
attending the inaugural Korea-Africa summit in June 4, 2024, the
Head of State became ‘grounded’ at home after an uprising that led to
widespread protests in the country.
The youth-led protests which began in June 18, have since
continued to destabilize the Kenya Kwanza government.
What began as a call to abandon the unpopular Finance Bill
2024, saw Ruto dismiss his entire Cabinet and build a new one.
The Head of State also announced a number of austerity
measures that will see the country ‘live within its means’.
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