Kenia se interesa por el enfoque marroquí en la cuestión del Sáhara Occidental

Kenya's new president, William Ruto, has expressed interest in the Moroccan proposal on the Western Sahara issue. Earlier in the day, via his Twitter account, Ruto indicated that Kenya was rescinding its "recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) and initiating steps to reduce the presence of the entity in the country", attaching a photo of himself with Minister Burita, who gave him a message of congratulations from the Moroccan King Mohamed VI.

This announcement came days after Polisario Front leader Brahim Ghali attended Ruto's inauguration ceremony as Kenya's new president. 

Following his new stance on the Sahara issue, after years of relations, Ruto said he had received a message of congratulations from the Moroccan Foreign Minister, Naser Burita, with whom he had also agreed to improve cooperation "in the areas of trade, agriculture, health, tourism and energy, among others".

However, hours after making the announcement via Twitter, Ruto deleted it, which provoked an unusual climate of tension, especially given Kenya's important role in Africa as one of its most significant powers, especially in the easternmost part of the continent.  As a non-permanent member of the UN Council, Kenya's position is also significant on this issue. 

After Ruto deleted the tweet, the president posted that Kenya supported 'the UN framework as the exclusive mechanism to find a lasting solution to the dispute', thus clearing up the doubts he had created about its position on the recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, which Morocco considers part of its territory.