Mr Blinken, in his conversation with Mr Ruto, said the statement “underscored the importance of freedoms of assembly and expression as enshrined in Kenyan’s constitution.”
The envoy said that nearly 1,776 stranded Nigerians had so far been safely returned home in 2024.
Acetone and other chemicals confiscated during the operation were estimated to be worth two billion rand ($109.5m) in street value.
Another landslide occurred during a rescue operation on Monday.
The death toll from Monday’s landslide in southern Ethiopia has risen to 146, local government officials said on Tuesday.
AfDB’s director-general for West Africa, Lamin Barrow, says the banks’ cumulative financing approval in Nigeria is $10.9 billion.
The African group at the World Trade Organisation presented a proposal at its general council to re-elect Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as WTO’s director-general.
The bank said the economic situation in the country improved in line with targets due to the Ghanaian government’s efforts.
The two countries expressed grave concern about the on-going conflict in Sudan.