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Ruto now hints at visa-free Kenya for other Africans

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President William Ruto at the National Defense College in Nairobi on May 25, 2023. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

President William Ruto has hinted that Africans within the continental free trade area may not need visas when visiting Kenya in the near future.

Speaking during the launch of the dialogue between the private sector and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) ministers, the president also made a projection of what he expects from the three-day Council of Ministers meeting.

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