William Kipchirchir Samoei Arap Ruto (born 21 December 1966) is a Kenyan politician who is serving as the fifth and current president of Kenya since 13 September 2022. Prior to becoming president, he served as the 11th deputy president of Kenya from 2013 to 2022. He previously served in s...
we have made the right choices, sometimes taking very difficult and painful decisions, to steer Kenya back from the edge of the catastrophic cliff of debt distress, and move our nation in a new direction,” said Dr Ruto in his Jamhuri Day speech....
NAIROBI, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's incoming President William Ruto said Monday his administration will prioritize economic turnaround, peace, reconciliation, and cohesion once he is sworn into office next week.Ruto in a televised address to the nation soon after the Supreme Court declared he ...
Kenya is staring at record-high external repayment expenses in the current year ending June 2024, underlined the bullet Eurobond payment and estimated at Sh112.39 billion due to Chinese lenders, largely Exim Bank of China. The Ruto administration is banking on the full enforcement of the t...
Ruto Sworn in as Kenya's Fifth President More Reuters FILE PHOTO: Kenya's Deputy President and presidential candidate William Ruto delivers a speech during his final election rally ahead of the August 9th general elections at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya August 6, 2022. REUTERS/...
President of Kenya William Ruto addresses journalists during a press conference at the State House in Nairobi, June 26, 2024. SIMON MAINA/AFP/Getty The deeply unpopular tax increases were intended to raise almost $2.3 billion to help address Kenya's dire finances. The national debt has ...
(Xinhua) -- As some nations are increasingly choosing unilateralism and militarization over dialogue and diplomacy, the "them versus us" mentality has escalated tensions and eroded trust in the global multilateral system, said Kenya President William Ruto on Thursday at the 79th session of the ...
"I have come to the Silicon Valley to underscore the Kenya government's strategic intent to support through infrastructure and other investment, the enhancement of Kenya's position as the epicenter of Africa's innovation and technological transformation," Ruto said. ...
Dr Ruto can only be described as a high-flying president as compared to his peers. As the chief diplomat, he is engaging the rest of the world but the terms of engagement and intended outcomes might not always be clear. In any case, what is his agenda and how ...
Murkomen said President William Ruto was working with Kenya Airways and other players to restructure the airline and return it to profitability.