Kenya’s President Ruto visits Ethiopia for bilateral meeting

President William Ruto has arrived in Addis Ababa for an official visit to Ethiopia.

Upon his arrival at the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, the president was warmly received by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

The reception was attended by other senior government officials, including the Minister of National Defence, Dr. Abraham Belay and Minister of Finance, Ahmed Shide.

During his stay in Ethiopia, President William Ruto is expected to discuss with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on bilateral cooperation between the two countries and regional issues.

This is President Ruto’s first visit to Ethiopia after being elected.

It is to be recalled that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed  had taken part in the inauguration ceremony of President William Ruto in Nairobi on September 13/2022.

Ethiopia and Kenya are countries that have long-standing friendship and cooperation based on mutual benefit.

It is also expected that the two leaders will thereafter preside over the launch of Safaricom in Ethiopia.

From Addis Ababa, President Ruto will travel to Uganda for the celebrations of 60 years of independence before heading to Tanzania to meet President Samia Suluhu.

The trip comes days after an online tiff between Kenya and Uganda that was triggered by a tweet made by Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, President Yoweri Museveni’s son, claiming his army could capture Nairobi in no more than two weeks.