Chris Coons

Azimio Presidential candidate Raila Odinga & Deputy President candidate Martha Karua meet Senator Chris Coons-led US delegation and discussed shared ...

Ruto on the other hand said the talks touched on the just concluded elections in the country and areas of cooperation between Kenya and the United States. • Ruto on the other hand said the talks touched on the just concluded elections in the country and areas of cooperation between Kenya and the United States. He was accompanied by his running mate Martha Karua and other leaders allied to Azimio.

The US team is led by Chris Coons, who was instrumental in the famous 2018' handshake' between President Kenyatta and his then political foe, Mr Odinga.

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We reported earlier that US Senator Chris Coons is in Kenya for meetings with Deputy President William Ruto - who was declared the winner.

Senator Coons has also met Mr Odinga to discuss “shared democratic values”, according to the US embassy’s Twitter account. The US embassy in Nairobi has not yet congratulated the deputy president on his win. We reported earlier that US Senator Chris Coons is in Kenya for meetings with Deputy President William Ruto – who was declared the winner of last week’s presidential election – as well as his main rival, Raila Odinga, who disputes the result.

The new U.S. ambassador to Kenya, Meg Whitman, said the delegation led by Sen. Chris Coons also will meet with outgoing Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, who has ...

The 77-year-old Odinga has pursued the presidency for a quarter-century. Public tallies, including one by a local election observer group, added up to a Ruto win with just over 50% of the votes. His campaign has a week from Monday’s declaration of Ruto’s win to go to the Supreme Court, which then has 14 days to rule.

Group of US lawmakers visiting Kenya amid the latest election crisis in East Africa's most stable democracy.

Coons also has played a role in trying to calm the Ethiopia conflict. Odinga boycotted the fresh vote and declared himself the “people’s president,” bringing allegations of treason. “I said in all three meetings we have things to learn from Kenya.” Coons, leading a congressional delegation on a five-country Africa visit, was in Kenya in part to meet the key parties and urge that calm continue. He said they discussed ways in which Kenyatta can play a “constructive peacemaking role” after leaving office. “I’ll let the president speak for himself, but that was certainly a hope I expressed today,” Sen.

A visiting U.S. senator says he has encouraged Kenya's outgoing president to participate in a “peaceful transition of power” amid the latest election crisis ...

Coons also has played a role in trying to calm the Ethiopia conflict. Odinga boycotted the fresh vote and declared himself the “people’s president,” bringing allegations of treason. Coons, leading a congressional delegation on a five-country Africa visit, was in Kenya in part to meet the key parties and urge that calm continue. 9 vote, adding to the anxiety as Kenya again faces post-election uncertainty and a likely court challenge by the losing candidate, Raila Odinga. He said they discussed ways in which Kenyatta can play a “constructive peacemaking role” after leaving office. “I’ll let the president speak for himself, but that was certainly a hope I expressed today,” Sen.

US senator Chris Coons met separately Thursday with Kenya's President-elect William Ruto, veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga and outgoing President ...

We commit to deepen relations and further partnership for the mutual benefit of the citizens of the two countries,” he tweeted. [Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. 9 elections in which he lost to the deputy president.