President William Ruto has departed the country for Angola, where he is expected to attend two summits of the African Union. 

In Luanda, the Head of State will attend the 7th African Union-European Union Summit and the Second Session of the Ad Hoc Oversight Committee on African Union Institutional Reform, which he will chair as the AU Champion for Institutional Reform. 

“At the AU-EU Summit, President Ruto and fellow leaders will review two decades of Africa-Europe cooperation and address emerging challenges, including shifting geopolitical priorities, funding gaps, and rising security pressures,” said State House spokesperson Hussein Mohamed. 

In Angola, Kenya is also expected to advance priorities on predictable financing for African-led peace operations, stronger counter-terrorism and border security collaboration, as well as joint action on climate. 

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The Head of State is also expected to advance the implementation of the Kenya—EU Economic Partnership Agreement and Kenya's economic transformation roadmap to a first-world economy.

In his State of the Nation address on November 20, President Ruto unveiled an ambitious plan to transition Kenya into a first-world country, modelling countries such as Singapore, Japan, South Korea and Malaysia. The plan, Ruto said, would require at least Ksh.5 trillion.

In Luanda, President Ruto will also co-chair the AU Institutional Reform Ad Hoc Committee of Heads of States in his capacity as Champion of AU Institutional Reforms. 

“He will brief his peers on the progress made towards implementing various reform mandates that strengthen the Union's governance, peace and security approaches while enhancing the AU's financial independence,” said State House spokesperson.