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President Ruto slammed for silence over cross-border abductions

Justice and Freedom Party of Kenya (JFP) party leader Justus Juma during the party National Delegates Congress (NDC) at a Nairobi hotel on November 11, 2025. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]

President William Ruto has once again come under sharp criticism for his deafening silence over the cross-border abductions and now reported killings of Kenyans in the neighbouring Tanzania. 

The Justice and Freedom Party (JFP) of Kenya has accused Ruto of presiding over foreign policy that negatively impacts the country as it "continue to lose its standing internationally," terming it as reckless. 

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