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UN boss expresses mistrust of Kenya’s Ruto in US leaked files

President William Ruto speaks during the official opening of the Kenya Social Protection Conference at the Kenya School of Government on April 4, 2023
President William Ruto speaks during the official opening of the Kenya Social Protection Conference at the Kenya School of Government on April 4, 2023
Kirby said the US government was scrambling to get to the bottom of the leaks
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Among these is a frank conversation between the United Nations (UN)’s Secretary General, Antonio Guterres and his deputy, Amina Mohammed.

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According to the BBC, Amina expressed distrust of Kenyan President William Ruto describing him as “ruthless” and therefore untrustworthy.

“Another document from mid-February describes a frank conversation between Mr Guterres and his deputy, Amina Mohammed. The two talk about a recent summit of African leaders. Amina Mohammed says that Kenya's president, William Ruto, is "ruthless" and that she "doesn't trust him,” BBC reported.

Among some of the other revelations include Egypt’s willingness to secretly supply manufactured rockets to Russia, an allegation the Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, has denied.

The leaks also revealed America’s military support to Ukraine and plans on how to execute them. The report made Russia look good after revealing that the country’s national army had actually lost less soldiers contrary to what western powers had said previously.

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According to the BBC, US national security spokesperson John Kirby said the US government was scrambling to get to the bottom of the leaks.

 "This was a series of dangerous leaks. We don't know who's responsible, we don't know why. And we are assessing the national security implications, and right now there is also a criminal investigation," he said on Wednesday.

 "We want to get to the bottom of this, we want to find out who did this and why."

"Washington was "reaching out actively" to allies to answer questions they have about the leaks, so they know "how seriously we are taking this", he added.

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