President William Ruto Monday met the CIA Director, William J Burns at State House In Nairobi.

This was the second trip to Kenya in a year.

Also present was Kenya’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director General Noordin Haji, among other top leaders.

It is not clear what prompted Burns to fly to Nairobi but officials said it must be a serious issue.

After the meeting, the President said the leadership in the region will continue to remain vigilant against destabilising crimes and safeguard the gains of peace, stability, democracy and economic growth.

“The peace and security in the region have significantly been boosted by the close collaboration between us and our partners around the world. As a result, we have substantially rolled back the threat of terrorism, radicalisation, violent extremism and organised crime,” the President said in a statement on X.

Burns’ meeting comes days after the UK Foreign Intelligence agency MI6 Chief of Service Richard Moore visited Nairobi for a series of meetings touching on terrorism.

He and other top officials met Ruto at State House Nairobi, and discussed counter-terrorism, peace and security measures in the Eastern African region.

Also present was High Commissioner to Kenya Neil Wigan, Haji and other local officials.

There were scanty details on the meeting and trip by the UK intelligence boss.