Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has written to U.S. Senator Jim Risch explaining Kenya’s position following President William Ruto’s recent visit to China.
This is after Senator Risch questioned Kenya’s loyalty to the U.S after Ruto’s remarks during his China visit.
Speaking on Tuesday May 20, during an interview, Mudavadi said he wrote a formal letter to Risch detailing the context in which President Ruto made the remarks.
Mudavadi also noted that he has invited the U.S. Senator to visit Kenya for a more detailed conversation.
"When Kenya engages or talks, it should not be taken out of context. I have written a formal letter to the Senator explaining Kenya's position and getting him to appreciate the context in which the statement he is alluding to was made,” said Mudavadi.
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“I have invited him, if he pleases, to come to Kenya and have a more detailed conversation.”
At the same time, the Prime CS said Kenya is a sovereign state and has the right to choose friends and how to work with them.
“We are a sovereign state, no matter our size or the state of our nation, there is one thing that we must always safeguard, the sovereignty of our state, the right to choose our friends and how to work with our friends, that is a principle that we must always uphold," Mudavadi stated.
Risch who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee earlier this month said the U.S. government should exercise restraint with African nations having ties with China.
He took issue with Ruto’s speech, where the President said Kenya and China are co-architects of a new world order.
“Just last month, President Ruto declared that Kenya, a major non-NATO ally, and China are ‘co-architects of a new world order.’ That is not just alignment to China, it’s allegiance.
“Relying on leaders who embrace Beijing so openly is an error. It’s time to reassess our relationship with Kenya and others who forge tight bonds with China,” Senator Risch remarked.
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