Biden Meets Kenya’s President William Ruto to Discuss Global Partnership

Published on May 23, 2024

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden received Kenya’s President William Ruto at the White House in a formal ceremony on May 23, where the two leaders began their meeting by emphasizing the need to bolster security through their global partnership. “Together, the United States and Kenya are working to deliver on the challenges that matter most with our people’s lives, health security, economic security, cyber security, and climate security,” President Biden said. He praised Kenya for running 90 percent of its power on clean energy and for its continued commitment to standing united with the United States against adversaries such as Russia, in its invasion of Ukraine, ISIS, and al-Shabab, an Islamist militant group based in Somalia....