President William Ruto left Kenya on the evening of 27 October 2026 for Moscow to attend the Third Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum (28–30 October 2026).
The objectives being:
Expand export markets for Kenyan products (tea, coffee, cut flowers, fresh produce, value-added goods).
Attract investment in agro-processing, manufacturing, energy, infrastructure, artificial intelligence, digital innovation, and technology transfer.
Strengthen food security through affordable agricultural inputs.
Position Kenya as an investment destination and gateway to African markets at the Africa–Russia Business Roundtable.
Ruto is attending in his capacity as African Union champion for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi is already in Moscow for preparatory engagements, including talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The trip follows Ruto’s recent return from Zimbabwe (COMESA handover). His planned visit to Gusiiland on 27 October was postponed at short notice.
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