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Ruto on first state visit by Kenyan leader to US in two decades

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President William Ruto and First Lady Rachel receive a bouquet upon arrival at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, USA. [Courtesy]

President William Ruto meets his US counterpart Joe Biden in Washington this week, with the crisis in Haiti and efforts to build trade ties likely to top the agenda.

Billed as "historic" by Ruto's office, it is the first state visit by a Kenyan president to the United States in two decades and the first by an African leader since 2008.

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