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Kenyan President William Ruto delivers remarks at the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC, on May 24, 2024.

Kenyan President William Ruto delivers remarks at the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC, on May 24, 2024.

Photo by Brendan Smialowski/ AFP via Getty Images.

Kenyan President Ruto’s Claim of Subsidized U.S. Flight Raises More Concerns from Citizens

A statement from the country’s presidency says that “friends of Kenya” offered William Ruto an aircraft for less than Ksh 10 million ($73,000) — as opposed to the $1.5m reported — but Kenyans are not having it.