President William Ruto has confirmed that his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta, will continue to lead missions in Eastern Africa.
In his first address as Kenya’s fifth President on Tuesday, September 13, Ruto praised the outgoing Head of State for doing an admirable job of ensuring regional peace.
The Commander-in-chief praised Uhuru for spearheading peace initiatives in both the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Ethiopia.
“I commit, to peace initiatives in our region, including both in Ethiopia and in the Great Lakes Region, I have asked my elder brother, President Uhuru Kenyatta, who has done commendable engagements with those regions and he has graciously agreed to continue chairing those discussions on behalf of the people of Kenya.
“I have committed that the Government of Kenya and myself, in particular, will support those initiatives that will be chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta,” announced Ruto.
During the announcement, Uhuru expressed gratitude by clinching his hands together in a peace sign.
Uhuru oversaw the peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and helped it gain membership in the East African Community (EAC).
He ordered the immediate deployment of the regional military to parts of the DRC to end hostilities and disarm warring groups in June 2022.
He also directed all regional military commanders of respective Defence Forces within EAC to send troops to DRC as soon as possible.
