Presdent William Ruto Stories

Ruto’s visit has brought calm, focus and motivation to Harambee Stars - coach McCarthy
Erick Kariuki  |  Aug 02, 2025

Coach McCarthy described the president’s presence as a calming force and a source of great pride for the players following the head of state’s pledge...

Court declines to stop construction of Sh1.2 billion mega church at State House
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 25, 2025

The church is already taking shape and, according to the petition, is visible in satellite images near the presidential helipad at the State House com...

President William Ruto unveils Sh44 billion Linzi listing, eyes IPOs for State firms
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 23, 2025

President William Ruto hailed the listing as a turning point in the country’s strategy to mobilise domestic capital for transformative projects while...

State House faults 'The Economist' over editorial on Kenya's authoritarian drift
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 18, 2025

The article, titled “William Ruto is taking Kenya to a dangerous place” and published on July 3, criticised Ruto’s governance style, citing rising cor...

Outrage over planned construction of Sh1.2 billion church at State House
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Jul 04, 2025

While it remains unclear whether the entire cost will be footed by taxpayers, the revelation has sparked widespread criticism from Kenyans and politic...

KU student shot during protest dares President William Ruto, says youth won’t be silenced
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 18, 2025

Philip Oketch warned that Kenya’s youth would not be silenced by threats or intimidation, vowing that protests would continue until the president leav...

Three arrested for throwing shoe at President Ruto in Migori
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 04, 2025

The president was in Migori as part of a developmental tour of the region. Earlier in the day, he attended an interdenominational prayer service at Ka...

DR Congo President Tshisekedi attends EAC-SADC summit vitually
Mwangi Maina  |  Feb 08, 2025

This comes just a day after Kinshasa sent its ambassador to Botswana and SADC to the foreign ministers' preparatory meeting.

Gachagua: Ruto's cabinet meetings are just a formality
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 01, 2024

The former Deputy President revealed that he was occasionally a dissenting voice in cabinet meetings, a matter that earned him isolation and eventual...

Ruto: No justification for unlawful arrests or abductions in Kenya
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 21, 2024

He called on Kenyans with information on such cases to report it to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Independent Police Oversi...

Ruto's UDA party rejects bill seeking to extend presidential term limits, calls for withdrawal
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 02, 2024

The Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2024, proposed by Senator Cherargei, aims to revise term limits for all holders of elective offices.

Ruto mandates NYS to expand its recruitment to 20,000 for the next intake
Charity Kilei  |  Aug 26, 2024

The President also emphasised the critical role that NYS recruits will play in the Kenya Kwanza administration's 15 billion tree project.

Ruto directs NYS officers to supervise Climate Works Mtaani program
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 26, 2024

President Ruto emphasised that the youth's completion of their training marks a key milestone in their personal and professional development.

President Ruto orders construction of 3,000 new hostel facilities for NYS
Charity Kilei  |  Aug 26, 2024

The effort intends to assist the state of New York in meeting its goal of planting one billion trees by the year 2032.

Details about Beatrice Askul Moe, Turkana's first woman to land Cabinet slot
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 30, 2024

The nomination was announced through a communique by Head of Public Service Felix Koskei.

Senate piles more pressure on Ruto to overhaul Cabinet amid national discontent
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 03, 2024

The Senators argued that the current state of the nation is a result of 'Ruto’s failed cabinet.'

Tear gas, stones and flames as Kenya protesters say 'Ruto must go!'
Reuters  |  Jul 02, 2024

The nationwide demonstrations signalled that President William Ruto had failed to appease a spontaneous youth protest movement, despite having abandon...

Kenya protests expose jet-setting Ruto's neglect of discontent at home
Reuters  |  Jun 28, 2024

Ruto has offered dialogue to allay the fears of protesters but it is not clear if that will be accepted or who talks would be with.

'It's not about Finance Bill anymore' - Gen Zs vow to proceed with protests
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 26, 2024

According to the Police Reforms Working Group (PRWG), 23 of the deaths were recorded between 7 am and 6 pm across the county while 30 others were reco...

State to produce 15,000 Maisha Cards daily, applicants to receive documents in 21 days
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 11, 2024

Since the introduction of Maisha cards, the government has printed and rolled out 600,000 cards and hopes to have concluded onboarding all citizens wi...

President Ruto appoints 20 new High Court Judges following JSC recommendations
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 10, 2024

A High Court judge also has supervisory jurisdiction over the subordinate courts and any person, body, or authority exercising a judicial function, bu...

Nairobi, Kinshasa mistrust fueling diplomatic row
Amina Wako  |  May 02, 2024

In February 2022, just months before the highly anticipated presidential election, Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto, now President, drew criticism...

Mo Farah wraps up Kenya visit with high-level meeting at State House
Michael Kirwa  |  Apr 23, 2024

The Somali-born athlete has been in Kenya on the invitation of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM)

President Ruto, other leaders mourn CDF Francis Ogolla
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 18, 2024

The Head of State eulogized Ogolla as a distinguished four-star general who has fallen in the course of duty, and service to the country.

Ruto's Goma nominee rejected, MPs to debate report Wednesday
Amina Wako  |  Apr 16, 2024

The report was presented on Tuesday afternoon by the Nelson Koech-led committee and will be debated officially by the house on Wednesday.

Somalia rejects proposed maritime deal among IGAD countries
Hanifa Adan  |  Apr 12, 2024

Sing'oei suggested that the proposed deal aimed to provide landlocked Ethiopia with "stable and predictable access to maritime resources" while respec...

President Ruto officially flags off the iconic WRC Safari Rally
Rama Mohammed  |  Mar 28, 2024

The Safari Rally goes down from Thursday 28 March to Sunday 31 March

Ruto vows to personally cross-check budget to weed out corrupt state officials
John Mbati  |  Mar 21, 2024

The President said corrupt officials were accustomed to inflating the budget to benefit themselves rather than the local citizens who were paying taxe...

Parliament passes bill paving way for return of 1.5% housing levy tax
Bashir Mohammed  |  Mar 15, 2024

 Ruto is expected to sign the Affordable Housing Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 75 of 2023) anytime.

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