President William Ruto travelled to Uganda on Sunday, August 13, 2023, where he met his counterpart Yoweri Museveni at the State House in Entebbe.
Although the agenda of the meeting was not immediately established, the meeting between the two Presidents comes a week after Kenya’s retired President Uhuru Kenyatta met Museveni.
Kenyatta visited in his capacity as the Facilitator of the East Africa Community (EAC) for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Peace Process.
Kenyatta’s office stated that the two leaders discussed “the ongoing Peace Processes aimed at achieving lasting peace and stability in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
Museveni disclosed that they had “meaningful discussions” and thanked Kenyatta for visiting.
In a statement after the meeting, Ruto said that they discussed matters of mutual interest, “especially trade, security, and agriculture.”
“Held talks with President Kaguta Museveni on matters of mutual interest, especially trade, security, and agriculture.”
“Kenya and Uganda have a firm partnership based on decades of East African brotherhood, strong cooperation, and consistent engagement,” Ruto said.
Kenyatta is currently taking on the role of a mediator in the troubled eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where a conflict has resulted in the displacement of approximately 3.3 million people since March 2022.
Militias and rebel groups have plagued much of the region for decades, a legacy of regional wars that flared in the 1990s and 2000s.
