Today: Wednesday, 15 January 2025 year

The US has declared Kenya a major non-NATO ally.

The US has declared Kenya a major non-NATO ally.

US President Joe Biden has declared Kenya a major American ally outside NATO.

“I hereby declare Kenya to be a principal non-NATO ally of the United States for purposes of this (Foreign Assistance) Act and the Arms Export Control Act,” the presidential memorandum to the Secretary of State says.


Two dozen states have similar privileged status, three of them – Kenya, Colombia and Qatar – were added under Biden.