In the new term, his government will have to prioritise the creation of meaningful jobs for the bulging youth population and implement economic policies that will check the country’s widening economic inequalities.
President Ruto affirmed that he was looking forward to continue strengthening the bilateral ties between Kenya and Rwanda.
Kagame conveyed his thoughts on Rwanda’s future leadership and dismissed the notion of grooming his own successor.
The mission, consisting of observers from EAC partner states, will be in Rwanda for the better part of this week and next week.
Kagame, 66, helped lead the rebel movement that ended the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and has served as president since 2000.
The dubious profiling of Rwanda has been a common feature of Western reporting on Africa for the past 60 years.
The campaigns will run until July 13, just one day before Rwandans in the diaspora vote for the head of state and 53 members of parliament. Rwandans in the country will cast their votes on July 15.
The ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF-Inkotanyi) nominated Kagame, 66, as its candidate during its congress in March, paving the way for his re-election bid.