US Senator Coons breaks silence after a series of meetings with Raila and Ruto
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US Senator Chris Coons urges Ruto, and Raila to seek reconciliation in constructive dialogue amid standoff
US Senator Chris Coons urges Ruto, and Raila to seek reconciliation in constructive dialogue amid standoff.
Following a series of talks with President William Ruto and opposition leader Raila Odinga amid a standoff between the two leaders, US Senator Chris Coons has finally spoken out over the bipartisan talks.
The Delaware lawmaker in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter asked the two leaders to seek reconciliation via constructive dialogue in an effort to resolve their differences.
“An honor to meet again with @WilliamsRuto, @RailaOdinga, and @USAmbKenya while in Kenya. I encourage all parties to seek reconciliation and find a way to constructively engage each other on critical challenges facing Kenya,” Coons wrote on Saturday, August 19.
Senator Coons left the country on Friday night after several days in Kenya.
He ended his tour with talks with President William Ruto at State House Nairobi.
President Ruto said in a statement following the talks that the senator, who is credited with facilitating a handshake between Raila and former President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2018, valued Kenya as one of the world’s most dynamic democracies.
He stated that the two leaders also held discussions on trade relations between Kenya and the US, global security issues, climate change, and the progressive path of devolution in Kenya.
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“Kenya is keen on enhancing its relations with the United States to expand trade and investment opportunities for citizens of both nations. This mutually beneficial partnership will extend to climate change mitigation efforts and environmental conservation,” Ruto said.
Also present were US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman and Foreigner Affairs Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua.
The meeting came barely a week after Coons held a similar meeting with Raila on Sunday.
The meeting came a day before bipartisan talks between the Kenya Kwanza government and the former prime minister’s Azimio la Umoja- One Kenya coalition kicked off in Nairobi.
The Delaware lawmaker is believed to have influenced the decision for the warring parties to agree to bipartisan talks in May when the opposition suspended further protests to pave the way for dialogue.
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