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This followed a meeting between Kenya’s President, William Ruto, his fierce rival Raila Odinga and President Museveni at his Kigozi farm.
All the leaders took to their respective social media platforms to address the meeting. Ruto said that they discussed issues affecting the flow of petroleum products between Kenya and Uganda.
They are now being resolved. Besides, they also agreed on a way forward of sourcing and scheduling imports for the region. This will be in a manner that will ensure achieving the most competitive pricing and maximum logistical efficiency.
On top of that, they discussed the need for the two countries to urgently pursue the design and construction of the earlier conceptualized Eldoret-Kampala-Kigali refined petroleum product pipeline.
President Ruto also said that they discussed the declared candidacy of Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. This is for the Africa Union Commission chairmanship.
President Museveni also said that he was glad to receive the two leaders. They discussed matters of mutual interest between themselves. On the other hand, Odinga said that he was grateful to President Museveni for strongly endorsing his candidacy. And President Ruto for fully backing it.
It was here that several of their followers especially from Uganda asked Ruto to do the same to Uganda’s biggest political figures at the moment. They would love to see a meeting between Museveni and Bobi Wine chaired by Ruto in Nairobi.
“I want to see the same Ruto inviting Bobi Wine and President Kaguta Museveni,” said one social media user.
“Can we now see President William Ruto host Bobi Wine and President Kaguta Museveni to his residence in Kenya for a discussion on issues of mutual interest ?” Another said.
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