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Full ​in-tray for Ruto as Kenya ​takes ​over C​omesa chairmanship

Deliberations at Comesa meet brought to the fore various bottlenecks​ the President will be tasked to unlock

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by ELIUD KIBII

News11 October 2025 - 05:57
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President William Ruto takes over the Comesa chairmanship from President Evariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi in Nairobi on October 9, 2025

President William Ruto assumed the chairmanship of ​ Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) at the bloc’s 24th Heads of State and Government Summit, with Nairobi hailing it ​as a vote of confidence of its regional leadership.

However, it will be a full in-tray for Ruto in revitalising Comesa, coming at a time it faces various challenges. 

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