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/James Oatway NAIROBI (Reuters) - William Ruto was sworn...
On Wednesday afternoon, in his second televised remarks in just 24 hours, President William Ruto said: "I concede and will not sign the bill." 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 major tax proposals in the Finance Bill were dropped after a Tuesday morning meeting between ruling Kenya Kwanza coalition lawmakers and President William Ruto on a day of public protests that saw hundreds of picketers arrested. Dr Ruto last month defended the proposed taxes, saying the ...
Kenya: Cost of living sparks riots as anger rises against the country's president William RutoReligious leaders urge new president to repeal his finance bill, which they say is fuelling "insurrection".Wednesday 19 July 2023 12:03, UK Kenya ...
The key nominees for the dockets of Agriculture (Mithika Linturi), Co-operative and SMEs (Simon Chelugui) as well as Energy and Petroleum (Davis Chirchir) will make or break the new President William Ruto administration. Dr Ruto was sworn into office this month after a hard-fought electora...
The National Police Service (NPS) has issued a statement regarding the withdrawal of General Service Unit (GSU) officers guarding the official residence of Deputy President William Ruto in Karen, Nairobi. Police Spokesperson Bruno Shioso in a statement to newsrooms termed the replacement of the eli...
Ruto’s first tough assignment as President is to heal the nation that was politically divided just before and after the August election.
All this to say that Deputy President William Ruto probably has the most to lose in this August’s presidential election. Which probably means that he will also work the hardest of any of the leading national politicians this cycle. And work hard he will, being one of the most electrifying...
A plan to form a Pan-African airline between South African and Kenya Airways will be at the centre of discussions when President Cyril Ramaphosa visits Nairobi today. President Ramaphosa will be in Nairobi for bilateral talks on invitation of President William Ruto. ...
The absence of the council and its meetings is a pointer that President William Ruto is unlikely to raise the country’s minimum wage to help workers engulfed with a difficult financial position in an economic setting where employers are keeping a lid on salary costs. ...