William Ruto Biography|Wiki
William Ruto is a Kenyan politician who is the President-elect of Kenya, alongside his deputy Rigathi Gachagua(elect). He previously served as Kenya’s vice president and president-elect. He joined forces with President Uhuru Kenyatta to establish a formidable coalition, which ultimately led to the two of them ascending to power between the years 2012 and 2022.
William Ruto Age
How old is Ruto? He is 55 years old as of 2023. Ruto was born on 21 December 1966. He celebrates his birthday on 21 December every year.
William Ruto Education
- Primary school: Kerotet and Kamagut Primary School
- Secondary school (‘0’ LEVEL ): Wareng Secondary School: 1981-1984
- ‘A’ LEVEL- Kapsabet Boys 1985- 1986
- University: the University of Nairobi (BSc (botany and zoology) IN 1990
- He pursued a master’s degree which Botany where he graduated in 2011.
- William Ruto is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in the same university.
William Ruto Height|Weight
Ruto stands on an average height of 5 Feet 4 inches and weighs around 70kgs.
William Ruto Family
Ruto was born in 1966 in Kamagut Uashin Gishu. His mother is known as Sarah Cheruiyot and his father is Daniel Cheruiyot.
William Ruto Wife|Married
He is happily married to Rachel Chebet. the couple tied the knot in 1991, and the couple now has six children together. Ruto acknowledged that the claim that he was the biological father of Prisca Chemutai Bett’s 11-year-old daughter Abby Cherop Ruto was made by Bett in February of 2017.
William Ruto Children
The couple now has six children together. Ruto acknowledged that the claim that he was the biological father of Prisca Chemutai Bett’s 11-year-old daughter Abby Cherop Ruto was made by Bett in February of 2017.
William Ruto Career
Hate him or like him, Deputy President William Ruto is an intelligent and self-made politician who has quickly risen to the top of the political establishment to become the most formidable politician in the country at the present moment.
The self-proclaimed ‘hustler’ is famous for the sheer amount of hard effort he puts in and his combative temperament in politics, both of which helped him unite the Rift Valley voting bloc in support of President Uhuru Kenyatta to win the General Election in 2013. William Ruto Biography
Ruto is said to have entered the world of politics when he started pushing for Kanu presidential contender Daniel Arap Moi, according to some who know him rather well. William Ruto Biograph. In addition, he was a part of the team that established the Youth for Kanu ’92 organization, which was held during the appropriate presidential election in 1992. William Ruto Biography
The group was successful in its efforts to advocate for Mr. Moi’s re-election. On the other hand, the “Young Turks” did not “eat big,” and as a result, they started cultivating their own political ambitions. William Ruto Biography.
William Ruto Project Uhuru
Five years later, Ruto had grown his own wings, but they were only large enough to carry him to the parliamentary seat for Eldoret North. This was after he and a group of other young, vibrant people had joined Kanu and run as “rebels” against Moi’s preferred candidate, winning the election. William Ruto Biography
Let’s fast forward to the year 2002 when another General Election was just around the corner. Ruto’s focus was still on retaining his position in the Eldoret North constituency. On the other hand, Moi put him in charge of carrying out “Project Uhuru,” a plan to enable a candidate for president to seize power at the time. Their efforts, however, were fruitless because Mwai Kibaki was ultimately elected president.
In the year 2006, a driven Ruto surprised everyone by doing the unexpected. He came out and said that he was going to run for president. This did not sit well with the Kanu camp, notably the former President Moi, who quickly attacked his choice. This did not go over well.
William Ruto ODM
Infuriated, Ruto defected to the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party, where he made a bid to become the presidential candidate for the party. He ran against Raila Odinga and Musalia Mudavadi, but Raila Odinga ultimately prevailed, and he finished in third place.
Moi had witnessed the betrayal of his own men at the hands of his protégé, who would come back to haunt him in the days to come as he established his own political clout. Ruto, who was a supporter of Raila before the election in 2007, demonstrated his political might when he led the ODM wave that swept the Rift Valley and all of the seats.
He had successfully delivered a vote for Raila, but his newfound fame was tarnished by the mayhem that ensued after the election.
Ruto, who at the time had established himself as a leading light in ODM and a member of the party’s cream that was referred to as the pentagon, was appointed Minister for Agriculture in 2008 until April 2010. This appointment was made at the time of the formation of the grand coalition government in April 2008. As part of his job at the Ministry of Agriculture, he traveled around the country to check in with farmers. He made sure that farmers had a steady supply of fertilizer available to them and that there was a ready market for their produce.
Ruto was transferred to the Ministry of Higher Education Science and Technology, where he immediately began reforms to ensure that institutions of higher education in the country offered quality and relevant education to the thousands of young people in Kenya. He was ultimately successful in this endeavor.
In 2011, he severed his ties with Raila’s organization and went on to establish the United Republican Party. At the time, he gave every indication that he intended to make a bid for the presidency on a ticket sponsored by the newly established party.
William Ruto Salary|Net Worth
Ruto has an estimated salary ranging between $70,000 – $125,000 and has an estimated net worth of $1 Million -$100 Million
William Ruto Social Media Platforms
Ruto has over 5M followers on Twitter, 9M followers on Facebook, and 10M followers on Instagram.
