Vice President JD Vance’s Visit to Kenya Officially Cancelled
The planned visit of U.S. Vice President JD Vance to Kenya has been officially cancelled due to the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, according to Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi.
In a statement, Mudavadi confirmed that the decision followed President Donald Trump’s directive barring all U.S. officials from attending the upcoming G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. Vance’s Kenya stop was tied to his participation at the summit, making the trip no longer feasible.
“The Government of the Republic of Kenya, through the Office of H.E. Dr. Musalia Mudavadi, E.G.H., Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, has been informed by the Government of the United States of America of the cancellation of the planned visit to Kenya by the Vice President, His Excellency JD Vance, which was scheduled to take place later this month,” Mudavadi stated.
Despite the cancellation, Mudavadi reassured that Kenya-U.S. relations remain strong, citing ongoing collaboration in trade and investment, security cooperation, education, health, and diaspora engagement.
“Kenya values its longstanding and strategic partnership with the United States, which continues to span key areas of mutual interest,” he added. “The Government remains confident that this development will not affect the strong and enduring ties between our two nations.”
Vance’s trip would have been the first official visit to Kenya by a high-ranking U.S. executive since President Trump’s second term began. Reports from Africa Intelligence had earlier indicated that the Vice President would arrive in Nairobi following the G20 Summit scheduled for November 22–23.
Confirming the withdrawal of the U.S. delegation from the G20, President Trump criticized South Africa’s treatment of its white minority population, describing it as a “total disgrace” in a post on Truth Social.
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