Ruto jets out tonight for UN summit in Ethiopia

President William Ruto is set to travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to participate in the Second United Nations Food Systems Summit Stocktake.

At the summit, the President will deliver Kenya's national statement, reaffirming the country's commitment to transforming food systems to support sustainable development and enhance climate resilience.

In a statement on Sunday, State House spokesperson Hussein Mohamed said the President will also engage in a series of high-level thematic meetings with global leaders, development partners, and the private sector.

Hussein said that, on the sidelines of the Summit, President Ruto is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with several leaders, including Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed, Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of the Italian Republic; and Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), among others.

He said the discussions will focus on strengthening bilateral ties, deepening regional integration, and enhancing cooperation in food security, trade, infrastructure, climate action, and multilateral diplomacy.

Earlier on Sunday, Ruto attended a church service at the ACK St. Martins Parish Light Industries Church in Kariobangi, Nairobi.

The confirmation and commissioning service is led by the Rt. Rev. Jonathan Kabiru Kariuki, the 3rd Bishop of Nairobi Diocese.

The head of state was accompanied by the Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo and Kasarani MP Ronald Karauri, Phelix Jalang'o Odiwuor (Lang'ata), and Karen Nyamu (Nominated Senator), among other leaders.

In April, Ruto had a fivee-day State Visit to Beijing China for 5-day state visit.

He was accompanied by First Lady Mama Rachel among other senior government officials and received by other top Chinese leaders, including Kenya's ambassador to China, Willy Bett.

This historic visit marked the first by an African leader since the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), underscoring Kenya’s strategic partnership with China.