United States President Donald Trump has invited his Kenyan counterpart, President William Ruto, to the 2028 Olympic Games, which will be hosted in Los Angeles.
Speaking during the signing of the Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda peace agreement, Trump expressed his admiration for Kenyan athletes, noting their dominance on the global stage.
He disclosed that he has been following the athletes for some time, questioning Ruto about how they manage to post good results.
“The President of Kenya. We have the Olympics here. They do very well in the Olympics, those runners. I don’t know what the heck you do with those runners. They are very good. I’ve been watching them for a long time. So we have the Olympics coming to the United States. You know that. Thank you very much, and you’ll come as our guest," said Trump.The invitation has, however, elicited political talk, keeping in mind that it comes after the 2027 General Election.
President Ruto’s supporters concluded that Trump already has intel that President Ruto will be re-elected in 2027, hence the invitation.
Here are some comments sampled by TUKIO.co.ke:
Former MP Ngunjiri Wambugu said:
"Lakini how and why did Trump invite Ruto to America in 2028? Kwani what does he (& the American intelligence) know that we (Jofri & us), don’t know?"Sanga Daisy said:
"He just confirmed that Ruto is a tutam president"Francis Agilo said:
"Trump is sure who is going to be the president in 2028."Samson Tiltai opined:
"Trump is saying tutam is non-negotiable fete to all the world."Kenie Asava said:
"The United States know there is no one to defeat this guy; others are comedians."