Latest William Ruto News

Kenya's president reaffirms commitment to deploy a police force to Haiti to help quell gang violence

Mar. 13, 2024 13:16 PM EDT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday the country will still lead a U.N.-backed multi-national police force to help quell gang violence in Haiti once a transitional presidential council is formed in the Caribbean country. Ruto said in a post on X,...

Kenya's government puts deployment of police to Haiti on hold after chaos grips the Caribbean nation

Mar. 12, 2024 16:05 PM EDT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya is halting plans to deploy at least 1,000 police officers to Haiti following the unprecedented violence that erupted in the Caribbean nation and the announcement by its Prime Minister Ariel Henry that he would resign once a presidential council is created, a Kenyan...

Kenya and Haiti sign agreements to try and salvage plan to deploy Kenyan police to battle gangs

Mar. 01, 2024 09:02 AM EST

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya and Haiti signed agreements Friday to try to salvage a plan for the African country to deploy 1,000 police officers to the troubled Caribbean nation to help combat gang violence that has surged to unprecedented levels. Kenya agreed in October to lead a...

Haitian prime minister in Kenya to try to salvage African country's deployment of police to Haiti

Feb. 29, 2024 13:15 PM EST

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Haiti's prime minister arrived Thursday in Kenya to try to salvage a plan to have the African country deploy 1,000 police officers to the troubled Caribbean nation to help combat gang violence. Kenya agreed in October to lead a U.N.-authorized international...

Biden plans to welcome Kenyan president to White House for state visit in May

Feb. 16, 2024 14:57 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to welcome Kenyan President William Ruto to the White House in May, hosting a state visit after reneging on his promise to visit Africa last year. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced Friday that the visit set for May...

Kenya's president blames corruption and incompetence for huge fireball that hurt hundreds in Nairobi

Feb. 03, 2024 09:36 AM EST

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president says corruption and officials’ incompetence allowed a liquid petroleum plant to operate in one of Nairobi’s most crowded residential neighborhoods, where its explosion and fire killed three people and injured more than 280 others. ...

Haitians suffering gang violence are desperate after Kenyan court blocks police force deployment

Jan. 27, 2024 01:01 AM EST

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Radio stations across Haiti got jammed with calls just hours after a court in Kenya blocked the deployment of a U.N.-backed police force to help fight gangs in the troubled Caribbean country. Many callers wondered and demanded: What’s next? ...

Dozens of Kenyan lawyers protest what they say is judicial interference by President Ruto

Jan. 12, 2024 11:28 AM EST

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan lawyers Friday demonstrated peacefully in Nairobi against what they say is judicial interference by President William Ruto, who has said he will disregard court orders from allegedly corrupt judges blocking his key development projects. In recent days,...

Sudan paramilitary leader says he's committed to cease-fire, but no progress on proposed peace talks

Jan. 04, 2024 22:35 PM EST

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Sudanese paramilitary leader Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo said Thursday he was committed to a cease-fire to end the devastating war that has wrecked his country, even as fighting continues and there has been no progress on proposed peace talks between Dagalo and...