Kenya President William Ruto apologizes to Tanzania over the deportation order

Kenya President William Ruto has publicly apologized to Tanzania during the days of tension between neighboring countries.

Some Kenyans on social media are aimed at Suluhu Hasan himself after the recent detention and deportation of prominent East African activists.

The angry Tanzania MPs on Monday accused the Kenyans of cyberbullying and disrespect for the Tanzan sovereignty and “interferes with local affairs.”

Speaking to a national prayer breakfast on Wednesday, Ruto appeared to expand the olive branch to Tanzania.

“To our neighbors from Tanzania, if we have been wrong in some way, forgive us,” he said.

“If there is something that the Kenyans have done, this is not right, we want to apologize,” the president added.

Ruto also apologized to young Kenyans, known as Gen-Zs, who are critical of his administration after the deadly tax protesters last June.

The president made the remarks in response to a call by visiting US preacher Ricky Alan Boldon, who called on the leaders to continue reconciliation.

The diplomatic order was triggered by the deportation of activists who traveled to Tanzania to attend the trial against opposition leader Tundu Lissu.

Among them were the Kenyan Boniface Muvenx and Agater Athare of Uganda.

The two said they had been kept out of self -communal for a few days and tortured before being left at the Tanzan Security Force Border, causing a wide condemnation in the region and international rights groups.

Tanzania is yet to comment on the allegations of torture, but the president himself warned that he would not allow activists from neighboring countries to “interfere” in the affairs of his country and cause “chaos”.

Both Kenya and Uganda have officially protested against the detention of activists, accusing the Tanzan authorities of refusing consular access, despite repeated requests.

The alleged abuse of activists sparked an online war, with social media users from Kenya and Tanzania faced the allegations.

In a heated debate on Monday, the Tanzan parliamentarians expressed outrage from the young president of the Kenyans who tried himself.

MEPs said he had every right to defend the national interests of Tanzania.

The legislators’ comments angered some of the Kenyans who pulled away, sharing the contacts of the legislators and flooded their phones with messages to express their disapproval.

Iringa Town MP of Tanzania Jesca Msambatavangu said most messages came through WhatsApp, forcing it to temporarily turn off her phone.

However, Msambatavangu welcomes the engagement, encouraging the Kenyans in social media to “oppose ideas with ideas.”

She asked the young Kenyans to set up a group WhatsApp group for a more engagement and promised to engage them in a live session on Saturday.

“The Kenyans are our neighbors, our brothers and we cannot ignore each other,” she added.