Kenya's President William Ruto has wowed global climate activists under the Eiffel Tower.
Kenya's President-elect William Ruto addresses a news conference at his official residence in Karen district of Nairobi, Kenya, August 17, 2022.has wowed global climate activists under the Eiffel Tower, brushed shoulders with global tech titans in Silicon Valley and was toasted as a global peacekeeper at the White House.
It has left him severely weakened domestically with his administration divided in its response and his opponents rejuvenated, seeking to harness the wave of discontent ahead of elections in 2027, analysts and politicians said. The U.S. has designated Kenya as a major non-NATO ally, the first in sub-Saharan Africa, which gives it access to training and equipment but does not oblige it to join NATO operations.
Ruto has offered dialogue to allay the fears of protesters but it is not clear if that will be accepted or who talks would be with. Gabrielle Lynch, a Kenya expert at the University of Warwick in the UK, said that Ruto was “an incredible performer”, able to roll out facts and figures for donors and then adapt his body language and tone for a local rally later the same day.
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