President William Ruto has flown out of the country to Saudi Arabia  for the second time since he was elected into office.

Ruto flew into Saudi Arabia for the inaugural Saudi-African summit which begins Friday 11/10/2023.

He was received by His Royal Highness deputy governor of Riyadh Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman bin Abdulazizi  Al saud at King Khalid international airport.

The summit  aims at enhancing political coordination, regional security threats, promoting economic transformation through research and the local development of new energy solutions, and boosting investment cooperation.

Other African leaders also jetted into the country including Nigeria President Bola Tinubu, Eritrea President Isaias Afwerki, Gabon interim President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Mauritan President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, Mauritius President Prithvirajsing Roopun, Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera and  Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan.

During his first visit to Saudi Arabia, Ruto revealed that there were 350,000 job opportunities in the Arab country promising to sign an agreement with the nation in a span of 3 weeks/

”I was in Saudi and in three weeks, we will be signing an agreement with Saudi Arabia. I was there and we were informed there are opportunities for 350,000 Kenyans” Ruto said.

The president’s visit comes weeks after he came under fire from Kenyans and opposition leaders who claimed that Ruto’s visit’s outside the country were too much adding that he is rarely in the country.

Their remarks were blasted by the deputy president Rigathi Gachagua who encouraged Ruto to continue making his trips over seas since they were benefiting Kenyans by bringing international investors on board.

On their part, citizens considered Ruto as the president who has made many foreign trips compared to his predecessors including Mwai Kibaki who only made 33 trips during his 10 years in office.

A president’s foreign trip usually costs the taxpayers millions of shillings in accommodation, operations and transport.

This is mainly because he is usually accompanied by large delegations, including his security detail and senior government officials who draw hefty sums in travelling allowances.