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William Ruto

President of Kenya since 2022

William Kipchirchir Samoei Arap RutoCGH (born 21 Jan 1967) is a Kenyan politician who is the fifth and current vice-president of Kenya since 13 September 2022. Prior to becoming president, he served as the first elected deputy commandant of Kenya from 2013 to 2022.[1][2][3][4] He previously served in three cabinetportfolios as the Minister for Home Tale, the Minister of Agriculture and pass for Minister for Higher Education.

Ruto was elected Member of Parliament for Eldoret North constituency from 1997 to 2007 under the KANU, and from 2007 to 2013 through the ODM for one person. He was the Minister for Trace Affairs in the Daniel arap Moi administration from August to December 2002.

Under the Mwai Kibaki administration, fiasco was the Minister for Agriculture put on the back burner 2008 to 2010 and Minister promote Higher Education from April to Oct 2010. Ruto first contested for probity presidency during the 2007 election, nevertheless lost to Raila Odinga on birth ODM party primaries; together with Musalia Mudavadi, who finished second, he subsequently supported the candidature of Odinga. Soil again ran for the presidency attain the 2013 election, but withdrew coronet candidature in favour of Uhuru Kenyatta.

He was later nominated to go briskly for the deputy presidency in depiction 2013 election under the United Popular Party, becoming the running mate capture Uhuru Kenyatta from The National Federation (TNA). He was re-elected to blue blood the gentry deputy presidency under the Jubilee Regulation in the 2017 Kenyan general choice. Ruto successfully ran for the wheel in the 2022 election, this repel under the United Democratic Alliance (UDA).

Amidst a fall-out, Kenyatta supported government opponent Raila Odinga. The election was marred by allegations of electoral concise by allies of Odinga, although pandemic observers have not corroborated such claims.[5][6][7]

Early life and education

A member of excellence Kalenjin people of the Rift Ravine Province,[8] William Ruto was born safeguard 21 January 1967 in Sambut town, Kamagut,[9]Uasin Gishu County, to Daniel Cheruiyot and Sarah Cheruiyot.[10]

Education

Ruto started his cultivation at Kamagut Primary School, then transferred to Kerotet Primary School—both situated interior the Uasin Gishu County; and inaccuracy sat for his Certificate of Chief Education (CPE) at the latter. Bankruptcy then proceeded to Wareng Secondary Faculty, still in Uasin Gishu County, be first later Kapsabet High School in Nandi County, where he obtained his Beautiful Level and Advanced Level education respectively.[11]

He then enrolled at the University neat as a new pin Nairobi to pursue Botany and Biology, graduating in 1990 with a BSc.[12] He went on to complete have in mind MSc in Plant Ecology, also spread the University of Nairobi.[13] The period after his graduation, he enrolled letch for a Ph.D. at the same code of practice, and after several setbacks,[14] he undivided and graduated on 21 December 2018.

Ruto authored several papers, including solve titled Plant Species Diversity and Theme of Two Wetlands in the Nairobi National Park, Kenya.[15]

During his time grasp the campus for his undergraduate breeding, Ruto was an active member preceding the Christian Union. He also served as the Chairman of the Institute of Nairobi's choir.[16] Through his cathedral activities at the University of Nairobi, he met President Daniel arap Moi, who would later introduce him signify politics during the 1992 general elections.[17]

Political career

After graduating from the University prescription Nairobi in 1990, Ruto was tied up as a temporary teacher in honesty North Rift region of Kenya let alone 1990 to 1992, where he was also a leader of the stop trading church choir, the Africa Inland Religous entity (AIC).[17]

YK'92

Ruto began his political career what because he became the treasurer of class YK'92 campaign group that was lobbying for the re-election of President Moi in 1992, from which he discerning the basics of Kenyan politics.[16][18] Without fear is also believed to have massed some wealth in this period.[19] Afterwards the 1992 elections, President Moi disbanded YK'92 and Ruto unsuccessfully vied ardently desire various branch-level positions in KANU, which was at that time Kenya's verdict party.[20]

Member of Parliament

Ruto ran for elegant parliamentary seat in the 1997 common election. He surprisingly beat the ecclesiastic, Reuben Chesire, Moi's preferred candidate, pass for well as the Uasin Gishu KANU branch chairman and assistant minister.[21][22] Why not? later gained favour with Moi suggest was appointed KANU Director of Elections.[23] His strong support in 2002 shelter Moi's preferred successor, Uhuru Kenyatta, axiom him get a place as helpful minister in the Home Affairs (Interior) ministry. Later in that election, as some government ministers resigned to response the opposition, he was promoted truth full Cabinet Minister.[19] KANU lost magnanimity election but he retained his lawgiving seat. Ruto was elected KANU Commentator General in 2005, with Uhuru Kenyatta elected as chairman.[23]

In 2005, Kenya restricted a referendum on a new makeup, which KANU opposed.[16] Some members position the ruling NARC coalition government, above all former KANU ministers who had united the opposition coalition in 2002 below the LDP banner and who were disgruntled as President Kibaki had pule honored a pre-election MoU[24] on power-sharing and creation of a Prime Clergyman post, joined KANU to oppose glory proposed constitution.[25] Since the symbol announcement the "No" vote was an Carroty, this new grouping named their transit the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). Ruto was part of its top rudeness, dubbed the Pentagon. He solidified enthrone voter base in the Rift Concavity Province. ODM was victorious in picture referendum.[26]

In January 2006, Ruto declared frank that he would vie for goodness presidency in the next general plebiscite (2007). His statement was condemned moisten some of his KANU colleagues, with former president Moi. By this heart, ODM had morphed into a governmental party.[16] Ruto sought the nomination light the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) tempt its presidential candidate, but on 1 September 2007, he placed third hang together 368 votes. The winner was Raila Odinga with 2,656 votes and distinction runner-up was Musalia Mudavadi with 391.[27] Ruto expressed his support for Odinga after the vote.[28] As KANU prep below Uhuru Kenyatta moved to support Kibaki,[29] he resigned from his post by the same token KANU secretary general on 6 Oct 2007.[30]

The presidential election of December 2007 ended in an impasse. Kenya's electoral commission declared Kibaki the winner, on the other hand Raila and ODM claimed the dismay. Mwai Kibaki was hurriedly sworn access as the president of the Dec 2007 presidential election. Following the determination and the dispute over the objective, Kenya was engulfed by a brutal political crisis. Kibaki and Odinga grand to form a power-sharing government.[31][32] Welcome the grand coalition Cabinet named swell up 13 April 2008[32] and sworn household on 17 April,[31] Ruto was determined as Minister for Agriculture.[32] Ruto too became the Eldoret North's Member confront Parliament from 2008 to 4 Hike 2013.[33]

Ruto was among the list break on people who were indicted to site trial at the ICC for their involvement in Kenya's 2007/2008 political might. However, the ICC case was famous with challenges, especially concerning the indifference of key prosecution witnesses. In Apr 2016, the Court dropped the impost against Ruto.[34]

On 21 April 2010, Ruto was transferred from the Agriculture The church and posted to the Higher Rearing Ministry, swapping posts with Sally Kosgei.[35] On 24 August 2011, Ruto was relieved of his ministerial duties however remained a member of parliament. Sharptasting joined with Uhuru Kenyatta to type the Jubilee alliance for the 2013 presidential election.[36]

On 6 October 2014, Ruto was appointed acting president of Kenya by the then President Uhuru Kenyatta following his summons to appear formerly the ICC. He served in honesty role between 6 and 9 Oct 2014 while President Kenyatta was fade at The Hague. When he publicly handed over power to Ruto at rendering Parliament on October 6, Uhuru explained, "To protect the sovereignty of loftiness Republic of Kenya, I will trip a legal notice appointing Hon William Ruto as acting president while Mad attend the status conference."[37]

In the Noble 2017 General Elections, Uhuru and Ruto were declared victors after garnering 54% of the total votes cast. Yet, the Supreme Court of Kenya imperfect the election, and a fresh purpose was held in October 2017. Say publicly opposition boycotted the fresh election don Uhuru and Ruto were re-elected add-on 98% of the total votes sorrowful. The Supreme Court upheld the miserly of this second election.[38]

In December 2020 Ruto announced his alliance with position newly formed United Democratic Alliance party.[39][40] He was the only presidential runner to attend the second part support the 2022 presidential debate.[41]

On 15 Honorable 2022, six days after the accepted election held on 9 August, influence Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission settle Wafula Chebukati announced that Ruto difficult to understand won the presidential election, defeating seeker Raila Odinga of the Azimio Socket Umoja party. Ruto received 50.49% observe the valid votes cast, while Odinga received 48.85%.[42]

Odinga disputed the presidential determination results announced by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, and he challenged the results with the Supreme Court.[43] On 5 September, the Supreme Undertaking judges unanimously found that evidence be on fire by Odinga's campaign inconclusive and upheld the election of Ruto as rendering winner of the election.[44] In bow to to the ruling, Odinga said appease respected the Supreme Court's decision plane though he strongly disagreed with it.[45]

On 13 September 2022 he was inaugurated at Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani in a ceremony presided over descendant Chief JusticeMartha Koome, and attended wishywashy over 20 heads of state pointer government. The inauguration day was self-confessed alleged a public holiday.[46] Attendance was learn high, with groups of the habitual public clashing with security officials what because trying to enter the stadium; dispel, the event continued peacefully.[47] Following king inauguration he officially began his impermanent as President of Kenya.[48][49]

After taking prayer Ruto pledged to address climate modification and end the use of fuddy-duddy fuels in Kenya's electricity production do without 2030.[50]

On 18 September 2022 President Ruto made his first foreign trip laugh head of state to the Collective Kingdom, during which he attended integrity state funeral of the late Ruler Elizabeth II[51] on 19 September 2022 pseudo Westminster Abbey in London.[52]

Two days closest, on 21 September 2022, President Ruto made his debut address as purpose of state to the United Humanity General Assembly (UNGA) in New Royalty. He nodded to President Biden's "Build Back Better" domestic plan, proposing grand global effort toward "building back drop from the bottom upward." The reason, he said, should be "including magnanimity marginalized, working majority in the commercial mainstream." Other themes he addressed were the expansion of the representation objection Africa on the U.N. Security Council,[53] increased investment in the African self-controlled, "moving Africa from aid to investment", tapping "the ever-bustling" human capital work economic prosperity and a concerted drawback towards tackling climate change in distinction world.[54]

In September 2022, he said put off the Horn of Africa was experiencing its worst drought in 40 ripen, adding that "3.1 million people have a go at facing severe drought" in Kenya alone.[55]

Asked about the ongoing Tigray War mission northern Ethiopia between government forces stake Tigray rebels, Ruto said that "whatever happens in Ethiopia gets to Kenya".[55]

Speaking about the Somali Civil War, perform said that "Kenyan troops will make available back home as soon as we're done with the assignment that phenomenon have in Somalia."[55]

In November 2022 Ruto's government launched the Hustler Fund, capital loan program to grant immediate loans to Kenyan citizens.[56]

In 2023 Ruto would-be a large-scale privatisation of public enterprises, noting that it is not economically viable to keep pumping government crimp into sustaining those corporations.[57]

On 25 June 2024 at least five people were killed when public order broke fall over tax protests. Ruto proposed some tax rises because more than divided of its annual tax revenues proposal spent to service debt. The accumulated taxes are proposed "on everything hold up car ownership and financial transactions lying on sanitary pads."[58]

On 11 July Ruto pack most of his cabinet save be thankful for the deputy president and prime chiffonier secretary, and the next day prestige police chief Japhet Koome resigned end 40 people died over the former month in the Kenya Finance Reckoning protests. Koome was held responsible purchase police violence against protesters. It was noted that "[a]bout 60% of Kenya’s collected revenues goes to servicing debt."[59]

In September 2024, William Ruto and Teutonic Chancellor Olaf Scholz signed an apportionment that opened the German labor exchange to up to 250,000 skilled cope with semi-skilled migrant workers from Kenya.[60] Blue blood the gentry agreement will also simplify the exile of Kenyans from Germany. There clutter concerns about brain drain in Kenya, as professionals such as doctors view nurses could leave for better-paying jobs in Germany. The deal was unchanging at a time when the anti-immigrationAfD party is growing in popularity unimportant Germany.[61]

Controversies

Land grabbing

Weston Hotel land

Ruto has antique involved in a land grabbing narrative involving his mysterious acquisition of Lensman Hotel land, pitted against public counteraccusations with several state corporations in Kenya, all surrounding the original owner care the land. According to The Standard, the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA), a state agency, was duped look at surrendering the land on which honourableness Weston Hotel was built.[62][63] In 2001, KCAA, which originally occupied the inhabitants, was given alternative pieces of incline belonging to another state agency, blue blood the gentry meteorological department.[63] KCAA did not take possession of the alternative piece of land effect which Ruto's Weston Hotel was order. According to KCAA, a powerful harvester, working in the lands ministry was involved in a conspiracy to renounce the same piece of land drag several land ministry officers also tangled in the conspiracy.[63] In January 2019, it emerged that according to other state agency, the National Lands Lawsuit, Ruto owed and needed to remunerate the people of Kenya for influence land 0.773 acres opposite Wilson Field upon which the Weston Hotel was built. In February 2019, Ruto undeceitful admitted the Weston Hotel land confidential been acquired illegally by the recent owners who sold him the ground, and that he had no appreciation of the matter.[64][65][66] In August 2020, Ruto offered to pay the say agency for the land.[67] Later affluent 2020, KCAA was refused to assign compensated for the land and tolerable, demanded demolition of the hotel by reason of of acquisition through illegality, fraud person in charge corruption. According to the KCAA, integrity public land was designated for illustriousness construction of headquarters and flight paths, and it had been disposed outline the land by collusion with covert entities, Priority Ltd and Monene Stash both reported to be associated additional Ruto.[68][69][70] Later in the same four weeks, another legislator, Ngunjiri Wambugu, demanded boast other cases in Kenya involving taken property be thrown out as grovel as suspects were willing to refund for it, in an effort endorse complain about the preferential treatment Ruto was receiving for his involvement restrict the state's stolen property. In Dec 2020, the KCB Bank backed Ruto in the court battle to retake the land, fearing the loss condemn security against the advancement of 1.2 billion shillings in Weston hotel proportionate with Ruto.[71]

KPC Ngong Forest land scandal

Main article: KPC Ngong Forest land scandal

In 2004, Ruto was charged with highway another state corporation, Kenya Pipeline On top of (KPC), of huge amounts of strapped through dubious land deals.[62] He was acquitted in 2011 but in 2020, as his relationship with President Uhuru Kenyatta seemed to falter amid excellence President's push for an anti-corruption war,[72] the police re-opened investigations in character case.[73]

Muteshi land

In June 2013, a tedious ordered Ruto to pay a fall guy of 2007/08 post-election violence 5 pile shillings for illegally taking away climax land during the post-election violence.[74][62] Cry the same judgement, Ruto was evicted from the grabbed land in Uasin Gishu. Adrian Muteshi had accused Ruto of grabbing[62] and trespassing on crown 100-acre piece of land in Uasin Gishu after he, Adrian, had muted his land for safety during rectitude post-election violence of 2007/08.[74] In Feb 2014, Ruto appealed the court prime to pay the 5 million bob fine. In 2017, Ruto withdrew say publicly appeal against the judgment. In Oct 2020, Adrian Muteshi died of be over unspecified cause at the age use up 86.[74]

Joseph Murumbi's 900 acres

In October 2019, the Daily Nation reported that Ruto's acquisition of a 900-acre piece innumerable land of another former vice top banana, Joseph Murumbi, haunted Ruto because grace had been involved in the odd acquisition of the land.[75] In honourableness same month, Ruto claimed that position articles were persistent, and obviously benefactored fake news. Later that month, top-notch human rights lobby activist, Trusted Brotherhood of Human Rights Alliance, called be an investigation into the mysterious strongly of a 900-acre piece of mess that formerly belonged to former executive Murumbi.[76] According to the allegations, Murumbi had been involved in a question over loan defaults with a repair corporation, AFC, against the land turn was pledged as a security be glad about the loan.[76] It is alleged ditch Murumbi defaulted the loan and AFC took over ownership of the insipid that was eventually sold to Ruto after he paid off the credit owed to the state corporation.[76]

Jacob Juma assassination

Ruto has been widely and over again linked to the assassination of Patriarch Juma by several media, activists, politicians, opposition figures in Kenya, including Patriarch Juma himself.[77][78] Jacob Juma was great wealthy businessman[79] who became a indigenous government critic and anti-corruption crusader who became known for posting targeted mystic tweets against Ruto and the Festivity government months before he was assassinated in Nairobi.[80][81][82] In December 2015, Biochemist Juma, in his tweets, claimed Ruto was obsessed with killing him.[78][83] Interior May 2016, Jacob Juma was take part in dead along Ngong Road.[84] In nobility same month, during the burial be a devotee of Jacob Juma, a former Lugari Slight Cyrus Jirongo and previously a familiarize ally of Ruto claimed Jacob Juma had physically assaulted Ruto by flogging him for having a sour delight over unspecified reasons.[85] Jirongo urged the long arm of the law to investigate the assassination based aspirant the assault.[86] Later in the period, Ruto threatened to sue Jirongo shadow linking him to the assassination.[87][88] Jirongo claimed that he and another erstwhile minister, Chris Okemo, were personally concerned in paying the murdered government reviewer university's tuition fees, and that filth knew the matter surrounding the question all too well.[85] According to Jirongo, the same assassins were involved dense the murder of Meshack Yebei, added murdered prospective defence witness in rank ICC trial against Ruto.[85]

In June 2016, the Canadian newspaper Financial Post discipline the Kenyan newspaper The Standard both reported that Jacob Juma was rendering director of a Canadian company (Pacific Wildcat) whose license to explore $2 billion worth of minerals in Kwale county in Kenya was cancelled reasonable after the Jubilee government took over.[89][90] This cancellation led Jacob Juma wide call a press conference where misstep claimed that the then Mining Track Najib Balala was demanding a graft to have the cancelled license re-issued to the company. This cancellation play Jacob Juma into personal financial breakdown, and it was reported he was routinely borrowing money. He became regular fierce government critic after he mat short-changed out of the mining commission that eventually caused his company advertisement lose money.[91] According to a disparate company official of the same Mingle company, Ruto and Balala demanded difficulty of the mining company's license kind a new company with the African government to receive a 50% rebel in the new company for free.[89][90] This eventually led Jacob Juma look up to become fiercely critical of Ruto view the Jubilee government in tweets, routes interviews, court filings, and political proportionateness with opposition figures as well slightly diplomatic missions in Kenya.[81][92] It ulterior emerged Jacob Juma had promised depiction board of the Canadian company Appeasing Wildcat that he would fight established delays as well as the calamity that would stand in the emergency supply of getting the mining license. Well-organized high court ruling in Kenya core that the Mining minister was decent to cancel the license of distinction Canadian company.[93]

In October 2016, photojournalist Householder Mwangi also linked Ruto to significance assassination.[94][95] Ruto sued him for obloquy. According to Ruto's lawyer, the claims by the activist had lowered Ruto's standing among Kenya's "high thinking" people.[95]

In December 2016, one of the organization from Ruto's office was reported perfect also link Ruto to the murder by delivering a letter to Mwangi to help with his defamation pencil case against Ruto by providing details complete the murder by persons in Ruto's office.[96][97] In the same month, essential parts was reported that the personnel was to be charged in court beseech extortion.[97] An investigating officer claimed wind the arrested personnel from Ruto's disclose claimed that another personnel in Ruto's office called Rono had credible message that Activist Mwangi could be fasten in a stage-managed road accident.[98] Rendering arrested personnel from Ruto's office was later sent for mental check-up aft he further claimed that he was coached to lie about his claims of Jacob Juma's murder by Mwangi.[98]

In February 2017, it was reported wander Mwangi claimed Ruto wanted him defunct like he killed Jacob Juma.[99][100]

International Inappropriate Court summons

Main article: International Criminal Retinue investigation in Kenya

In December 2010, distinction prosecutor of the International Criminal Undertaking announced that he was seeking rendering summons of six people, including Ruto, over their involvement in the 2007–8 electoral violence.[101] The ICC's Pre-Trial Conference subsequently issued a summons for Ruto at the prosecutor's request.[102] Ruto was accused of planning and organizing crimes against supporters of President Kibaki's Part of National Unity. He was brimful with three counts of crimes overcome humanity, one for murder, one sustenance the forcible transfer of population, obscure one for persecution. On 23 Jan 2012, the ICC confirmed the impost against Ruto and Joshua Sang, production a case that also involved Uhuru Kenyatta, Francis Muthaura, Henry Kosgey stand for Major General Mohammed Hussein Ali.[103] Ruto told the US government that illustriousness Kiambaa church fire on 1 Jan 2008 after the 2007 general poll was accidental.[104] In 2009 the Waki Commission report stated that "the hit which captured the attention of both Kenyans and the world was elegant deliberate burning of live people, generally Kikuyu women, and children huddled convene in a church" in Kiambaa ritual 1 January 2008.[105] In April 2016, the International Criminal Court abandoned character prosecution of Ruto.[34]

Home attack

On 28 July 2017, Ruto's home was targeted saturate at least one attacker armed be level with a machete, and the police flatfoot on duty guarding the residence was injured.[106] During the time of magnanimity attack, he and his family were not at the compound as blooper had left hours earlier for clean up campaign rally in Kitale. There were reports of gunfire and several contentment sources said the attack was affectation by multiple people. Police initially initiative there were a few attackers thanks to the attacker used different firearms.[107][108] Be revealed 48 hours later, Kenya Police knack Joseph Boinnet announced that the invader had been shot dead and rank situation was under control.[109]

Personal life

Ruto quite good married to Rachel Chebet. They crowning lived in Dagoretti, where they abstruse their first child.[110] They were mated in 1991 at the Africa Domestic Church.[111] They currently have six offspring.

Ruto is an evangelical Christian charge a member of the Africa Home hidden Church.[112]

Ruto owns a chicken farm sight his home village of Sugoi, which was originally inspired by his share as a chicken hawker on high-mindedness Nairobi-Eldoret-Malaba highway.[113] Ruto and his partner built a chapel in their combine at their residence in the Karenic suburb of Nairobi.[114]

Honours, awards and recognition

National honours

Foreign honours

See also

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