President William Ruto Stories

Ruto overhauls parastatal leadership with multiple revocations
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 02, 2025

Further administrative changes followed, with Cabinet Secretaries announcing new appointments. Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba revoked Bob N...

North Eastern leaders' great expectations as Ruto visits the region
Barack Oduor  |  Feb 01, 2025

The visit follows a decision by leaders from the region, including professionals from various sectors of the economy, to form a caucus that will advoc...

Ruto: Preaching Pan-Africanism, dialling the West
Mwangi Maina  |  Jan 31, 2025

Critics have lambasted Ruto's decision to seek counsel from Western powers to solve continental problems instead of engaging his African counterparts.

Ruto proposes high-level panel to revamp AU peace, security framework
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 27, 2025

The Head of State also proposed convening an extraordinary summit of the Heads of State and Government later this year to focus on AU reform momentum.

EAC to convene urgent meeting on DRC crisis as Goma risks falling to M23 rebels
Mwangi Maina  |  Jan 27, 2025

Ruto revealed that he had spoken with both DRC President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame to defuse the situation.

Ruto's 'kuhara' remark sparks outrage among Kenyans, raises questions over his leadership
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 23, 2025

Reckless political utterances, hate speech, and inflammatory rhetoric have recently become common among politicians, and the trend now appears to have...

UDA issues a notice removing former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua as deputy party leader
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 23, 2025

Despite the NEC's decision, Gachagua's removal won't happen until the Registrar of Political Parties ratifies the resolution.

Kenya eases travel rules for African visitors, except Somalia and Libya
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 21, 2025

The Cabinet indicated that the initiative aims to promote regional integration and ease travel across Africa. It emphasised that the changes to the e...

42 State Corporations merged, 9 dissolved in sweeping reforms aimed at cutting costs
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 21, 2025

The Cabinet indicated that the reforms are driven by the need to address operational inefficiencies, reduce redundancy, and improve service delivery.

Bring my son home- Father of KDF officer held captive by Al-Shabab appeals to President Ruto
Issa Hussein  |  Jan 19, 2025

Issa Ibrahim said that the recent viral footage showing his son decrying neglect and appealing for government intervention reopened old wounds. He sai...

Ruto: Leaders must offer solutions, not encourage youth unrest
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 19, 2025

His remarks come amid rising political tensions, with some critics, including his former ally Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, accusing his administ...

How crackdowns on protests exposed escalating human rights abuses in Kenya
Human Rights Watch  |  Jan 17, 2025

Police shot directly into crowds, killing protesters and bystanders. The authorities have continued to track down people believed to be protest leader...

Ruto appoints Aisha Jumwa as Roads Board chair, Omanga heads to Kenya Shipyard
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 17, 2025

The move is seen as fulfilling a promise made by President Ruto in July 2024, shortly after Jumwa was excluded from his reconstituted Cabinet.

Ruto’s Cabinet combined net worth hits Sh18 billion, who holds the most wealth?
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 17, 2025

With a combined net worth of Sh18 billion, this group of Cabinet Secretaries (CSs) is among the richest in Kenya's history.

MPs cut short long recess to consider reports on President Ruto's Cabinet, PSC nominees
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 16, 2025

Wetang'ula directed MPs to gather in the chamber on Thursday at 3 pm to discuss the draft report and make conclusions.

Kenya, United Arab Emirates sign comprehensive agreement to deepen trade and investment ties
Mwangi Maina  |  Jan 15, 2025

Ruto described the CEPA as a significant milestone in economic cooperation and reaffirmed Kenya's commitment to achieving mutual prosperity through th...

President Ruto, DP Kindiki offices seek Sh1.6 billion for renovations
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 14, 2025

These proposals, which include refurbishing State Houses, official residences, and key offices, were initially put on hold earlier due to budget short...

Former DP Gachagua accuses Ruto of intentionally sabotaging reconstitution of IEBC ahead of 2027 polls
Charles Adinda  |  Jan 13, 2025

Gachagua said some leaders had lost the moral authority to call out bad behaviour due to their repeated vulgar statements in public platforms.

CS Muturi: My family has suffered, enforced disappearances must end
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 12, 2025

Muturi revealed his family’s anguish following the abduction of his son, Leslie Muturi, in June 2024.

Worry as government's threat to curtail freedom of expression on digital spaces surges
Barack Oduor  |  Jan 11, 2025

Ruto and his close allies described the social criticism as a serious erosion of morals in Kenyan society.

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