Inside William Ruto's First Foreign Tour as Kenya's President

President William Ruto is slated for a three-day trip out of the country.

This would be his maiden foreign tour since taking over the reins of power.

The president will be jetting out later on Sunday, September 18, to the United Kingdom where he will be joining other leaders from across the world in gracing the farewell of Queen Elizabeth II.

The monarch who appears to have been the long-serving in royal history will be laid to rest on Monday, September 19.

Aged 96, the queen died at the Balmoral Castle on September 8.

In the course of his brief tour of the UK, Ruto will meet with King Charles III who is now the reigning monarch.

The bilateral relations between Nairobi and the UK will be at the centre of the president's discussions with his host.

From the UK, the president will head to the United States of America (USA) on Tuesday, September 20.

He will be addressing the United Nations General Assembly will be held to be held in New York.

The climax of Ruto's tour of the US will be a meeting with the American Chamber of Commerce.

Ruto is keen on cementing the established relations between Kenya and the international community.

His predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta outdid himself in international relations and has been lauded for the efforts he steered toward restoring peace beyond the Kenyan borders.

Uhuru played a pivotal role in bringing calm to the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.