Kenya: President Ruto Apologizes to Tanzania Following Recent Tiff

President William Ruto has moved to ease rising diplomatic tensions with neighboring Tanzania, following a series of incidents that have strained relations between the two countries. To our neighbors in Tanzania, Rwanda, and Ugandaif we have gone wrong in any way, we ask for your forgiveness," Ruto said. His comments came in the wake of a diplomatic storm sparked by the detention and alleged mistreatment of several Kenyan activists in Tanzania, most notably outspoken activist Boniface Mwangi. President Ruto cognizant of the mounting tensions, chose the national stage of the prayer breakfast to issue an apology to the neighboring countries. Her remarks come amid growing scrutiny over Tanzania's treatment of human rights defenders and civil society actors.