President William Ruto is set to hold three meetings with the United States Congress officials.
According to Ambassador Meg Whitman, Ruto will first have lunch with members of Congress and later its leadership.
He will also have a meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus.
Whitman said the meeting would be good for engagements between the two countries under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
"He will have 3 quite good congressional engagements, he’ll have a lunch with members of Congress, he’ll have a leadership meeting with members of Congress and will also meet with the Congressional Black Caucus, which is a very important constituent for things like AGOA and other things," the US Ambassador said on Wednesday.
"So, he'll have a good afternoon of Congressional engagement."
The US is among Kenya's largest trading partners and the latter is one of Africa's most dynamic economies, boasting a top utilisation rate of the US market access under AGOA.
She noted that the trip is organised by the United States Government, the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the US Embassy in Nairobi.
The meetings come a few days after Speaker Mike Johnson declined a request by the House of Congress Foreign Affairs committee to have President William Ruto address a joint session on his official visit to the United States.
The decision not to invite Ruto to address a joint session of Congress was due to scheduling constraints.
Had it been granted, Ruto would be the first Kenyan President to address a joint session of Congress, and the second African head of state to address Congress since former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, 18 years ago.
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will host Ruto and First Lady Rachel for a state visit on May 23, to mark the 60th anniversary of US-Kenya diplomatic relations.
