President William Ruto had a telephone conversation with United States President-elect Donald Trump on Friday, November 8.
In an update on his social media pages, the president said he congratulated Trump on his win and discussed areas of mutual interest that are beneficial to both Kenya and the US.
"I have had a telephone conversation with US President-Elect Donald Trump. I congratulated him following his election as the 47th President of the United States of America. We discussed areas of mutual interest that are of benefit to the citizens of our two countries, including trade and investment, security and good governance," Ruto said.
Additionally, Ruto said he briefed Trump on the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti and possible areas of cooperation with the US.
"I briefed President Trump on the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti and possible areas of cooperation with the US government on this important conflict resolution initiative," he added.
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This comes barely a day after Ruto had a similar conversation with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
In an update on Thursday, November 7, Ruto said they discussed the transition of the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) in Haiti into a UN peacekeeping operation.
"I have had a constructive conversation with US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) in Haiti. We discussed the transition of the mission into a UN peacekeeping operation to enhance the capability of the mission to help stabilise," Ruto wrote on X.
He added, "Kenya and the United States are continuously working together to enhance our collaboration to ensure improved governance. This includes the fight against corruption and provision of capacity building to make our security institutions more efficient, effective, and accountable in the discharge of their mandate."
