Kenya stands to incur considerable losses if it loses its Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the United States, after it emerged that US legislators were questioning this status.
Kenya secured MNNA status during the Joe Biden administration, when President William Ruto made a state visit to Washington in May 2024 - the first such visit in 15 years.
This designation was viewed as a reward for Kenya's counterterrorism cooperation and its support for Western nations in emerging global conflicts.
According to reports, more than a year later, US lawmakers were questioning whether Nairobi still deserves the title, with the concerns coming in an August congressional amendment. President William Ruto bows to the millitary just before inspecting a guard of honour mounted by the Kenya Airforce officers outside Parliament buildings on November 21, 2024, Nairobi.
