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Business InsiderMAY 1 2024
Biden to Designate Kenya as Major Non-NATO Ally During State Visit
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The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
This development will help make the world safer. NATO, and the Western rules-based international order benefits greatly from this East African powerhouse making such a move. Tumult on the continent has allowed Russia and China to expand their pernicious influence, and Kenya can help ensure stability and order. Kenya gains access to military resources it needs, and the US gains a valuable partner in the fight against terrorism in this win-win move.
Establishment-critical narrative
Ruto's Kenya is no paragon of democracy or liberal values, with this recent news being a transparent attempt by the US to stem the crushing losses it has suffered in terms of its influence in Africa. After Chad and Niger threw off the yoke of American presence by asking their troops to leave, Kenya is now chasing Western approval and money. Their unpopular excursion into Haiti at the behest of the US is but one example of this.