President William Ruto left Nairobi for the United States on Wednesday, September 13.
In Ruto’s itinerary was the visit to Silicon Valley in San Francisco, where he will engage representatives of such tech giants as Microsoft, Intel, Google, and Apple.
Official communication from State House, Nairobi, indicated that Ruto’s tour would underscore Kenya’s commitment to technological innovation and its pivotal role as a trading partner with the United States.
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“The visit aims to enhance investment opportunities and trade relations with the United States, with a particular focus on nurturing Kenya’s thriving start-up sector known as the ‘Silicon Savannah’.
“The President will emphasise Kenya’s young talent, green energy initiatives, and its value as an alternative supply chain for American companies,” partly read a statement from the Office of the President.
As Ruto flew to the US, his deputy Rigathi Gachagua was in Colombia on a mission to market coffee.
Rigathi left Kenya on Sunday, September 10, in the company of coffee farmers and other delegations.
With his envoy, the deputy president Coffee Producers and Roasters Forum (PRF) in Medellin, as well as engage with leading coffee producers and sellers in the Latin American nation.
On Friday and Saturday, September 15 and 17, the deputy president is set to address the G77 summit in Havana, Cuba, on behalf of his boss.
Also out of the country is Musalia Mudavadi who was in London for a three-day official visit.
The prime cabinet secretary’s tour was aimed at official engagements with the United Kingdom bureaucrats, with the primary focus of strengthening the Kenya-UK bilateral partnership.
The focal point of Mudavadi’s tour would be to borrow the UK’s expertise in rail transport with the intent of duplicating it in Kenya’s major cities, keen interest bin Nairobi, to tackle congestion.