Kenyan President William Ruto dismissed speculation about maritime disputes with Uganda during the launch of the Devki Steel Factory in Tororo District, accusing journalists of distorting remarks made by his Ugandan counterpart, Yoweri Museveni. The leader emphasized that both nations maintain unshakeable bonds through shared history and economic partnerships, urging critics to abandon inflammatory narratives that manufacture conflict where none exists.
Ruto highlighted ongoing infrastructure expansions connecting Uganda to coastal access points, referencing pipeline extensions, highway construction, and railway development projects that reinforce regional cooperation. His statements followed earlier controversial comments from Museveni, asserting landlocked nations possess inherent rights to ocean access for commerce and defense purposes, comparing maritime entitlement to shared residential compounds where all residents hold equal property interests.
The Kenyan president insisted both governments prioritize employment generation and investment attraction over manufactured controversies, declaring that continental integration efforts supersede territorial anxieties within the East African Community framework.
Ruto highlighted ongoing infrastructure expansions connecting Uganda to coastal access points, referencing pipeline extensions, highway construction, and railway development projects that reinforce regional cooperation. His statements followed earlier controversial comments from Museveni, asserting landlocked nations possess inherent rights to ocean access for commerce and defense purposes, comparing maritime entitlement to shared residential compounds where all residents hold equal property interests.
The Kenyan president insisted both governments prioritize employment generation and investment attraction over manufactured controversies, declaring that continental integration efforts supersede territorial anxieties within the East African Community framework.
