The United States Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman has broken silence on her exit from Kenya following the win of President Donald Trump.
In a statement on Thursday, November 7, Meg noted that her service is at the request of the US president like any other ambassador.
Therefore, she indicated that she and her team would continue with their work as required.
“Like all U.S. ambassadors, I serve at the request of the President. The American people have spoken, and a new President will be inaugurated in January.
“Meanwhile, my team and I continue to work on advancing our nations’ shared goals of increased prosperity, security, and respect for democratic values,” the statement read in part.
Additionally, the ambassador has highlighted the strong relationship between Kenya and the US, adding that it will only grow stronger, even with the new leadership in place.
“The relationship between the United States and Kenya has matured over the past 60 years and has enjoyed the support of a wide spectrum of political leaders in both Washington and Nairobi.
“Our relations have never been stronger and I am confident this trajectory will continue,” added Meg.
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Kenyans Heckle Meg Whitman After Trump’s Win
Following Donald Trump’s win in the US elections, and becoming the United States’ 47th president, Kenyans took to social media to congratulate and celebrate him.
However, Meg took the brunt as Kenyans pushed a ‘Resign Meg Whitman’ hashtag on X, and asked Trump to remove her as a Kenyan envoy.
Further, she faced criticism from thousands of Kenyan X users, some alleging that she has been a huge contributor to the suffering of Kenyans, by supporting President William Ruto’s ill-advised policies.
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Her Support for Ruto
Whitman has played a key role in the success of Ruto’s administration, including his state visit to the White House under the invitation of President Joe Biden.
In May 2024, when asked if she would still stand by her previous statements, Whitman firmly replied, “I would, because by all reports not by what America said there were well over a thousand election observers here, there were independent groups who made those comments, and from that we saw this was a free and fair election.”
On the other hand, on August 16, 2023, Whitman while speaking during the Devolution Conference said Kenya held the most free, fair and credible elections in its history.
Whitman in her address said the affirmation by the Supreme Court was a testimony that the election had been held in a transparent way.
“I arrived in Kenya days before the general election, and what I witnessed was short of remarkable,” she said amidst cheers and claps from the crowd that included President William Ruto.
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