While Ruto maintains that the jet was provided by "friends," the identity of these individuals remains undisclosed.

For the first state visit by a Kenyan President to the United States in two decades and the first by an African leader since 2008, Ruto opted to hire...

Raila said the leaders were invited by the US government and participated in the visit with his and the coalition's full approval.

Kenya would be the first sub-Saharan African country to receive the designation, reflecting Washington's drive to deepen relations with the East Afric...

Ruto’s trip to the United States marks the first state visit by an African President since 2008 after President Mwai Kibaki who visited in 2002.