The US Presidential election is just around the corner with the top candidates Kamala Harris of the Democratic Party and Republican Party flagbearer Donald Trump counting the hours to their fate.
The two are making their final pushes as campaigns come to a close. This comes even as 75 million Americans are said to have voted already.
Opinion polls have not given a clear winner with either of the two leading with one percentage point difference in most surveys.
Analysts describe it as an extraordinarily tight race for the White House.
The economy, jobs, abortion and illegal immigrants have formed the most part of the election that many people are watching from across the world.
Many countries that bank on the US for support are keener on who becomes President in the November 5, 2024, elections.
A new president means a change in many things including bilateral deals already signed and are in the process of implementation, policy shifts and the need to reformulate the already existing bilateral agreements.
Kenya is one of the countries in Africa that has been seen to lean a lot towards the United States, a move that saw President William Ruto get hosted on State Visit by his US counterpart Joe Biden.
During the visit, a lot of issues in terms of country-to-country relations, and development among others were agreed including getting Kenya designated as a Non-NATO ally.
Ruto also secured support worth at least Sh52 billion to support the country in areas including Democracy, Human Rights, Governance, and Health Partnerships.
It would also support People-to-People Ties, Shared Climate Solutions, Trade and Investment, Debt, Development, Sustainable Finance, Digital, Critical, and Emerging Technology Cooperation and Peace and Security Cooperation.
These amounts would be in the form of loans, technical assistance, grants and investments among others.
According to Ambassador Macharia Kamau, the former Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary, not much will change regardless of who becomes President of the United States.
He stated that if there are going to be any changes, they will be very minimal and for a very short time.
“We are in the middle of the storm but I think the consequences are only marginal in the short run and that's important to remember.
“I don’t expect there is going to be any significant change in the way in which US-Kenya relations proceed,” Macharia said on Citizen TV.
He added that if anything the Kenyan election had more consequences on the US compared to their elections.
“I tend to think there are more consequences without elections because of how some choices are made.”’
Macharia said that most effects will be felt in countries like China, Ukraine and Israel among others.
