The year 2024 has been quite an eventful one especially for government leaders.
For President William Ruto it has been the year that Kenyans expected the most from him in terms of delivering on his promises to the people of Kenya.
Because of this he also upscaled efforts to strengthen bilateral relations as he sought to bring investments and business into the country.
Some of these meetings were held in Kenya while others were held at the international forums where leaders from all over the world met.
The meetings held locally most concentrated on bilateral relations, security, investment and creation of employment for the Kenyan youths.
In this article, our focus will be on the meeting the Head of State held locally and the leaders who visited him at State House, Nairobi or on the sidelines of international events held in Kenya.
The most recent meeting was with Li Xi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau and Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Communist Party of the People’s Republic of China.
Welcomed Chinese investment in critical sectors, including renewable energy, agriculture, and digital infrastructure to boost our transformation agenda.
Ruto would later on meet the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi.
The other meeting was with the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu.
The President had earlier on met JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon, State House Nairobi. Dimon had visited Kenya as part of an African tour.
Ruto met Pan-African Parliament President Zephaniah Charumbira who was accompanied by other officials of the parliament.
The list of leaders includes:
1. William Burns – US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director
2. Richard Moore – UK Foreign Intelligence agency M16 Chief of Service
3. Garry Conille – Former Prime Minister of Haiti
4. Mark Tatum – NBA Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer
5. Dr. Ali bin Samikh Al-Marri – Minister of Labour, Qatar
6. Patrice Motsepe – Confederation of Africa Football President
7. Yoweri Museveni – President of Uganda
8. Samia Suluhu – President of Tanzania
9. Olusegun Obasanjo – Former President of Nigeria
10. Salva Kiir – President of South Sudan
11. Jakaya Kikwete – Former President of Tanzania
12. Kate Hampton – Children Investment Fund Foundation CEO
13. Ahmed Ali Dinar – Leader of the Fur in Darfur
14. Abdulwahid Mohammed Ahmed Alnour – Chairman and Founder of the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army.
15. Mohammed Abdul Karim Alissa – Muslim World League Secretary-General
16. Uzra Zeya – US Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights
17. John Cornyn – US Senator
18. Judge Effie Owour – Africa Union Panel of Wise led by former
19. Former Burundi President – Domitien Ndayizeye
20. Micheal Martin – Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister
21. Vern Buchanan – Congressman
22. Professor Senait Fisseha – Vice President of Global Programmes Thompson Buffet Foundation
23. Tom Perriello – new U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan
24. Jin Liqun – Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank President and Chair of the Board of Directors
25. Muhammad Al-Jasser – Islamic Development Bank (IDB) President
26. Paul Kagame – President of Rwanda
27. Benedict Oramah – President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export–Import Bank
28. Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo – leader of Rapid Support Forces
29. Abiy Ahmed – Ethiopian Prime Minister
30. Princess Zahra Aga Khan
31. Andrzej Duda – President of Poland
32. Ghana President-elect John Mahama
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