The US policy in East Africa is increasingly becoming a choice of pragmatism versus straitjacket approach to the issues of democracy and human rights. It is an obligation fundamental and paramount to human dignity and human respect." “The Secretary underscored our shared democratic values, including on implementation of the public anti-corruption and police accountability commitments President Ruto undertook in response to recent protests,” said Mathew Miller, US State Department Spokesperson. Later, the US sent in Uzra Zeya, Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, to emphasise the point on civil liberties, and impunity and corruption. “The US and the UK have had some kind of monopoly in training security forces in most countries across Africa.

Source: Daily Nation October 16, 2024 11:12 UTC