President William Ruto's administration has paid over Ksh300 million to US President Donald Trump's ally, Carlos Trujillo's firm, to polish its image in Washington.
In official documents shared by the US Department of Justice dated August 8, the deal, which was not publicly announced, revealed that Kenya is paying hundreds of millions annually to the Washington D.C.-based firm founded by Carlos Trujillo, a former US ambassador and close ally of Trump.
According to the document, the deal aims to reshape Kenya's image in Washington and secure favourable trade terms amid the upcoming expiration of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and Kenya's recent non-NATO status.
AGOA has long provided Kenya with duty-free access to the US market, but its future remains uncertain. "We are pleased you have decided to engage CONTINENTAL STRATEGY LLC (the 'Firm') to provide lobbying services and government relations consulting at the federal level to the Republic of Kenya ('You' or the 'Client').
