Why Ruto’s US and UK debut was an international debacle

Deputy President William Ruto and Ambassador Johnnie Carson, a senior Advisor at the United States Institute during a panel dissussion at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Security in Washington DC in the US. [Rebecca Nduku, DPPS]]

Mr Ababu Namwamba must be saluted for pulling through the “unlikely” US-UK trip for Deputy President William Ruto. Unlikely because Dr Ruto’s perception in the West led many to believe that serious leaders and think tanks would not be enthusiastic about meeting him. This was not far-fetched because Dr Ruto’s US, UK debut as a presidential candidate quickly turned into an international debacle.