President Ruto's expanded foreign tour has secured investment and jobs deals, while sparking debate over whether overseas trips are delivering local benefits.
President Ruto boards a plane in a recent trip .[File PCS]
In one month, President William Ruto’s has managed to travel to two far flung Eastern European countries, returned to the southern tip of Africa, before detouring to the extreme North of Western Europe.
And now, the expanding foreign travel programme is increasingly being positioned as a central pillar of his economic and political messaging ahead of the 2027 General Election.
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