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Ruto defends China ties amid US ally status concerns

President William Ruto speaking during the Presidential Private Sector Roundtable at Ole Sereni, on August 6, 2025. [PCS]

President William Ruto has defended close ties with China amid an onslaught from US Republican Senator Jim Risch over the undesired dalliance with an ‘enemy’.

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