‘We Are Not Picking Sides’: New US Ambassador on Kenya’s 2027 election News 22 min ago
Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Jim Risch described Kenya as a US partner in sub-Saharan Africa while flagging disagreements over Nairobi’s closer diplomatic ties with China and its position on Sudan.
Washington’s incoming ambassador to Kenya, Henry Wooster, has signalled a more pragmatic US approach to Nairobi, rejecting the idea that Kenya’s growing ties with China amount to a shift away from Washington.
His confirmation clears the final hurdle for the veteran career diplomat to become the next US ambassador to Kenya, as he prepares to take up the Nairobi post at a critical time ahead of Kenya’s 2027 General Election.
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