Wamuzi News Ke
Jubilee Party Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni has raised the alarm, warning that President William Ruto’s fiery remarks during his official state visit to China could ignite a diplomatic firestorm with the United States and international lenders!
During a high-voltage press briefing, Kioni didn’t mince words. He expressed deep alarm over Ruto’s blistering attack on the Trump administration, claiming the President’s blunt criticism could backfire on Kenya’s foreign interests in a big way.
And it gets worse.
Kioni slammed the President for what he called a “reckless contradiction” — blasting the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank while Kenyan officials were simultaneously in Washington negotiating with the same institutions.
“How can Kenya engage with the IMF in the U.S. while the President is in China, tearing them apart?” Kioni thundered. “This is not diplomacy — this is confusion!”
The fallout comes after President Ruto, in a speech at Peking University, called out the United States for picking sides in the Russia-Ukraine war, a move he claimed defied UN Security Council principles. The President didn’t stop there — he launched a scathing critique of the IMF and World Bank, accusing them of serving the rich while ignoring the poor nations they claim to help.
“The World Bank and IMF have become tools of the powerful. It’s time to end the tyranny of shareholder-driven governance,” Ruto declared boldly in Beijing.
Observers say Ruto’s remarks, though perhaps aimed at stirring reform, could seriously jeopardize Kenya’s diplomatic and financial lifelines, especially when billions of shillings in aid and loans hang in the balance.
Kioni’s message? Dial it down — or risk international isolation.
With global partners watching closely and tensions rising, the next move could determine Kenya’s future in the global economic arena. Will Ruto backtrack — or double down?
