Museveni Endorses Raila for AUC Chair, Engages Ruto on Refined Petroleum Product Pipeline

Kenya President William Samoei Ruto has said that the issues affecting the flow of petroleum products between his country and Uganda are being resolved.

Ruto made the remarks on Monday during a meeting with President Museveni and Azimio la Umoja–One Kenya Coalition Party leader, Raila Odinga at Kisozi farm in Gomba district.

Museveni and Ruto discussed matters of mutual interest between Uganda and Kenya.

“I am glad that the issues affecting the flow of petroleum products between Kenya and Uganda are being resolved. We have agreed on a way forward of sourcing and scheduling imports for the region in a manner that will ensure we achieve the most competitive pricing and maximum logistical efficiency,” said Ruto after the meeting.

Ruto and Museveni also 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.

On his part, Raila said he joined the meeting to discuss the deepening of regional integration within the East African Community.

“Crucially, at the urging of President Museveni, we also discussed my candidacy for Chairperson of the African Union Commission,” he said.

“I am very grateful to President Museveni for strongly endorsing my candidacy and to President Ruto for fully backing it.”

He went on: “We took time out of our busy engagement to visit President Museveni’s wonderous cattle farm in Kisozi.”