US President Joe Biden and Kenyan President William Ruto in the White House, during a State Visit, May 23, 2024
Since May 20, 2024, Kenyan President has been on a state visit to the USA where he met President Joe Biden and several other government and local leaders. His trip came after attending the African CEO Forum in Kigali, Rwanda on May 17, 2024. On his trip to Rwanda, he made conflicting statements during interviews with media, justifying the use of Kenyan troops in Haiti to fight off the Haitian gangs controlling the country while advocating for a diplomatic solution for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to fight off the Rwandan troops under the cover of M23 rebels committing war crimes and looting mineral resources. His comments before heading to the USA on a historical state visit have raised controversies and made the decisions to send troops to Haiti and to go on a expensive trip to the USA, very unpopular in Kenya.
