William Ruto’s biography
William Ruto (born William Kipchirchir Samoei Arap Ruto) is a Kenyan politician who currently serves as the Vice President of Kenya. Ruto served as the interim president of Kenya from 5 to 8 October 2014, when President Uhuru Kenyatta was in The Hague.
Furthermore, he held various senior positions before his current position. For example, he worked with the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology.
During the reign of President MOI, Ruto was the Secretary General of KANU while serving as a Member of Parliament for Eldoret North Constituency. This was the period between December 1997 and January 2013. This victory came after defeating Reuben Chesire.
In 1998, President Moi appointed him Deputy Minister in the President’s Cabinet. Furthermore, he was promoted to Minister of Interior in August 2002. After his performance trajectory, he served as chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Reforms in the 9th Parliament.
On March 4, 2013, William was sworn in as Vice President of Kenya. This was after he and President Uhuru Kenyatta were declared winners of Kenya’s 2013 general election. The duo won by joining the Jubilee Alliance, a political party for which they largely sacrificed.
For clarification, the Jubilee Alliance was a coalition of Ruto’s United Republican Party and Kenyatta’s party, The National Alliance.
To the shock of most of his supporters, Ruto was named among the few people to stand trial at the International Criminal Court. This was an appeal to allegations of involvement in Kenya’s political violence from 2007-2008.
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However, the case was dropped for lack of sufficient evidence to support the allegations. Who knows? Politics is a dirty game, as they say.
After their first term ended in accordance with Kenya’s Constitution, the duo went to the vote once again under the Jubilee Party ticket. In August 2017, Uhuru and Ruto were declared winners of the election after winning 54%.
However, Kenya’s Supreme Court annulled the election and new elections were held in October 2017. Ironically, the opposition boycotted the election leading to his re-election with 98% of the vote. Then they were sworn in as president and vice president for their second term. This is the term they are serving until the next election in 2022.
However, Dr. William Ruto is still eyeing the Kenyan presidential seat in the August 2022 election. He has already announced his interest in the vacancy, having already established his UDA (United Democratic Party) political party. This party is a division of the Jubilee ruling party.
In an effort to move closer to his agenda of becoming president, Ruto’s party has already been seen merging with other national parties such as Musalia Mudavadi’s ANC and Wiper’s Ford Kenya.
William Ruto Age
How old is William Ruto? William It is 55 years in December 2021. He was born William Kipchirchir Samoei Arap Ruto (birth name) in December 21, 1966, in Sambut Village, Kamagut, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. Furthermore, Ruto celebrates her birthday on December 21 of every year.
Wife of William Ruto
Ruto is happy married to your humble wife, Rachel Ruto. She was born Rachel Chebet on November 20, 1968, in Kakamega.
Chebet is a very supportive wife as she was very important in her husband’s campaigns. This was evident in previous campaigns, something that many people envied. Who wouldn’t want to have a wife like that by their side? Additionally, Rachel currently serves as an advocate for women’s rights and women’s empowerment.
William Ruto family | Children
William it’s him wife Rachel Chebet Ruto was blessed with six children; Nick Ruto, June Ruto, Stephanie Ruto, Nadia Ruto (adopted), Charlene Chelagat Ruto and George Kimutai Ruto. In addition, your country are; dadDaniel Cheruiyot, and his mother Sarah Cheruyot. He also has a brother named Paulo Martim Ruto.
William Ruto Education
Ruto first attended Kerotet Primary School for his primary education. He later joined Wareng Secondary School for his education of common levels before joining Kapsabet Boys High School for his advanced levels. William then joined the University of Nairobi to take a BSC (Botany and Zoology) after graduating in 1990.
In addition, he enrolled in a master’s degree in Plant Ecology, graduating later in 2011. Also, at the same institution, William applied for a doctorate. After several setbacks, he was awarded a Ph.D. from the University of Nairobi on December 21, 2018.
William Ruto Net Worth
William Ruto have an estimate Net worth from above Sh 40 billion. In addition, there are a number of properties linked to its name. These include;
- Weston Hotel, estimated at Sh2.5 billion.
- His home Uasin Gishu estimated at Sh1.2 billion.
- Sentim 680 Hotel, estimated at Sh3 billion.
- Oseng Property Limited valued at Sh1 billion.
- Orterter Enterprises Limited valued at Sh2.5 billion.
- Your residential property along the Jogoo Nairobi road valued at Sh1.5
- Amaco Insurance, shares about 1 billion.
- Osere Apartments in Rongai valued at Sh500 million.
- Your Karen Home, estimated at Sh500 million.
- His poultry business in Turbo House, Uasin Gishu County is valued at Sh750 million.
- K24 TV Station
- Chopper worth Sh300 million among others.
