January 08, 2025 Readout of Vice President Harris’s Call with President William Ruto of Kenya

 January 08, 2025

Readout of Vice President Harris’s Call with President William Ruto of Kenya

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Vice President Kamala Harris spoke today with President William Ruto of Kenya and thanked him for his partnership and their shared work strengthening the U.S.-Kenya relationship. The Vice President emphasized her continued interest in expanding digital inclusion across the continent of Africa, and making progress in technology, AI, and climate and clean energy, among other areas of partnership, building off the May 2024 Kenya State Visit, and the Vice President’s work with the private sector to invest in digital inclusion. The Vice President reaffirmed her view that African innovators will shape the future of the world. The Vice President welcomed Kenya’s continued global leadership role, including its leadership of the Multinational Security Support mission in Haiti.