{"id":100028,"date":"2024-10-23T04:02:56","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T04:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/10\/23\/kenya-bids-farewell-to-south-sudan-ambassador-ruto-urges-au-reforms\/"},"modified":"2024-10-23T04:02:56","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T04:02:56","slug":"kenya-bids-farewell-to-south-sudan-ambassador-ruto-urges-au-reforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/kenya-bids-farewell-to-south-sudan-ambassador-ruto-urges-au-reforms\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya bids farewell to South Sudan Ambassador, Ruto urges AU reforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kenya has bid farewell to the outgoing South Sudan Ambassador to Kenya, Chol M. U. Ajongo, whose tenure in the country has come to an end.<\/p>\n<p>During a farewell event at State House, Nairobi, President William Ruto commended the ambassador for his dedication and the strong ties between Kenya and South Sudan during his service.<\/p>\n<p>President Ruto emphasized that Kenya would continue to work closely with South Sudan and other allies in the Horn of Africa to combat terrorism and organized crime.<\/p>\n<p>He reiterated Kenya\u2019s commitment to fostering peace and stability in the region, ensuring the success of all involved nations.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate event at State House, Nairobi, President Ruto met with the President of the Pan-African Parliament, Zephaniah Charumbira, and other officials to discuss the future of the African Union (AU).<\/p>\n\n<p>He stressed the need for institutional reforms within the AU to better serve its 55 member states.<\/p>\n<p>Ruto highlighted that the AU Commission should be given more decision-making authority, while the Pan-African Parliament should be granted oversight and legislative powers over the Commission.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting underscored Kenya\u2019s commitment to strengthening continental cooperation and empowering African institutions to address the challenges faced by the region, including security and governance.<\/p>\n<p>Both events at State House showcased Kenya\u2019s leadership in promoting regional stability and advocating for a stronger, more effective African Union.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/kenya-bids-farewell-to-south-sudan-ambassador-ruto-urges-au-reforms\/\">Kenya bids farewell to South Sudan Ambassador, Ruto urges AU reforms<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/\">KBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/kenya-bids-farewell-to-south-sudan-ambassador-ruto-urges-au-reforms\/\">Kenya bids farewell to South Sudan Ambassador, Ruto urges AU reforms<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/\">KBC<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kenya has bid farewell to the outgoing South Sudan Ambassador to Kenya, Chol M. U. Ajongo, whose tenure in the country has come to an end. During a farewell event at State House, Nairobi, President William Ruto commended the ambassador for his dedication and the strong ties between Kenya and South Sudan during his service. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100028"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100028\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}