{"id":801983,"date":"2026-05-19T15:32:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T12:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/?p=801983"},"modified":"2026-05-19T15:32:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T12:32:35","slug":"ruto-arrives-in-kazakhstan-for-state-visit-to-deepen-trade-technology-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/2026\/05\/ruto-arrives-in-kazakhstan-for-state-visit-to-deepen-trade-technology-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruto arrives in Kazakhstan for State visit to deepen trade, technology ties"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>NAIROBI,Kenya May 19 -President William Ruto on Tuesday arrived in Astana, Kazakhstan, for a two-day State Visit focused on strengthening diplomatic and economic relations between Kenya and the Central Asian country.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ruto was received by Kazakhstan\u2019s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yermek Kosherbayev, as Kenya moves to broaden cooperation in key sectors including trade, investment, logistics and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kazakhstan trip is part of the President\u2019s broader international tour that began on May 16 with a visit to Azerbaijan before proceeding to Central Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement issued upon his arrival in Astana, President Ruto said Kenya and Kazakhstan had cultivated strong bilateral ties over the years and were now seeking to expand cooperation into new areas aimed at driving economic growth and job creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cKenya and Kazakhstan have been planting seeds of friendship for over a decade through a series of deliberate engagements. 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