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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Duncan Miriri

Kenya 'disturbed' by UN remarks in leaked memo -senior official

FILE PHOTO: Kenyan President William Ruto speaks next to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during a news conference in the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi/File Photo

Kenya is "disturbed" by comments about President William Ruto reportedly attributed to the United Nations deputy secretary-general in a leaked U.S. classified document, a senior Kenyan official said on Friday.

The BBC, citing a leaked document, reported this week that Amina Mohammed told U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in February that Ruto was "ruthless" and that she "doesn't trust him." Nairobi is a key hub for U.N. operations.

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