US President Joe Biden welcomes Kenyan President William Ruto at the South Portico of the White House in Washington, US on May 22, 2024. PHOTO | REUTERS
In recent months, there has been a lot of buzz about President William Ruto being America’s new blue-eyed boy in East Africa (even Africa).
As he visits the West and is feted, and on the back of his recent state visit to the US, the first for an African leader in 16 years, there has been a lot of writing, a lot of it draped in national colours, declaring that Kenya is the undisputed “anchor state” in the region and a principal ally of the West. Dr Ruto’s fan club has called him a “voice for Africa”. He seems to be warming up to the accolades and has permitted himself to talk of his vision for the African Union and the continent.
