Ruto to make first US visit since Donald Trump’s re-election
President William Ruto has announced that he will be making his first trip to the United States since Donald Trump began his second term as president.
President William Ruto has announced that he will be making his first trip to the United States since Donald Trump began his second term as president.
He revealed that he intends to use the trip to meet with the organisers of the Grammy Awards, with the aim of bringing world-class music studios to Kenya.
Ruto announced this during his speech at the Kenya National Music Festival State Gala at Sagana State Lodge in Nyeri on Saturday August 16.
He confirmed that a key goal of his visit, which coincides with the United Nations General Assembly in New York, is to secure partnerships that will enable Kenyan artists to produce music of an international standard.
“Next month in the United States, I will meet with the Recording Academy, organizers of the Grammy Awards, to fast-track plans for establishing world-class studios here in Kenya and to set in motion the journey towards eventually hosting an African edition of the Grammy Awards in Nairobi,” Ruto said.
This initiative is part of Ruto’s broader plan to create a thriving creative industry that can generate revenue and employment for young people.
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The president’s planned meeting with the Recording Academy, the group that organizes the Grammy Awards, is a direct move to establish a link between the Kenyan music scene and the world’s most prestigious music body.
This collaboration is expected to provide local artists with the resources and platforms needed to compete on a global scale.
According to Ruto, the meeting will focus on two things: building new, high-quality music studios in Kenya and starting the process to one day host an African Grammy Awards show in Nairobi.
Once in the US, Ruto said he will also meet with leaders of major tech companies to work with them and help Kenyan creators.
“During my visit to New York for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), I will meet leaders of major global technology companies to expand collaboration for the benefit of our creators.
According to the president, his meetings will also include discussions about having M-Pesa integrated into Facebook’s payment system.
“This includes integrating M-Pesa into Facebook’s payment system to make our payouts faster, easier and more accessible,” he said.
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