Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on November 4, 2024. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)
By Abraham Ong’uti
The United States as one of the super power nations in the world, its election was followed worldwide closely as keenly. The race was tight between the 45th president Donald Trump and the incumbent vice president Kamala Harris but eventually Trump won it with 279 Electoral College votes. Trump will take leadership from the Democrats to the Republic and will clearly results to a change in policy style. Despite to any change that may be expected, according to Ambassador Macharia Kamau much will not change regardless change in regimes.
This year Kenya celebrated 60 years of good diplomatic relations it has had with the United States. President William Ruto congratulated President Trump after a wait and see. Ruto has been a close ally of President Joe Biden since taking office culminated in May having a historical four day visit to the US, White House to celebrate the advanced relations between United States and Kenya. Not only the visit but the two countries signed deals concerning education, green energy, security and governance. The visit also made Kenya designated as a non-NATO ally.
President Donald Trump during his 2017-2021 tenure, he introduced a focus on Prosper Africa initiative which was meant to broaden US companies and investments. During this year campaign Donald Trump used a slogan, ‘Make America Great Again’ which he mostly advocates for nationalistic domestic agenda. He intends also to put tariffs on imports and also deport all illegal migrants in America. Consequently, Kenya has been benefiting from the Africa Growth Opportunity that allows exports of duty-free particular goods to the United States. Also US have assisted Kenya greatly on security against the Al-Shabaab attacks.
With Trump it means many policies will also change. The implementation of bilateral deals that Kenya agreed with US may also change. Also some key policies between the nations, Trump may need to renegotiate them. A number of countries in Africa that collaborate well with China may also be a concern to him, when recalled while Trump was the 45th President termed China has having a ‘Predatory economics’ in Africa.
According to Treasury CS, John Mbadi states that economic and economic engagements between Kenya and US will not be impaired in any way despite the political transition. “If you look at the American policy, it usually doesn’t change much whether the White House is won by a Republican or a Democrat.
“The policy around Africa, policy around economic engagement, usually remains stable, so I don’t expect any significant shift,” CS Mbadi promises Kenyans.
Trump’s government will be one keenly watched on its policies, United States with it’s economy affecting the world’s economy either directly or indirectly.
Communication and Journalism Student at Rongo University.
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