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William Kipchirchir Samoei Arap Ruto CGH (born 21 January 1967) is a Kenyan politician who is the fifth and current president of Kenya since 13 September 2022. Prior to becoming president, he served as the first elected deputy president of Kenya from 2013 to 2022.
On May 22, Ruto arrived in Washington D.C.In the morning President Ruto addressed the Congressional Black Caucus at the US Senate. [119] Following this, the President also meets various other senate leaders before heading to the White House to meet with President Joe Biden. [120] After the meeting, President Ruto visiting the Arlington Memorial ...
A youth-led movement had warned the government of President William Ruto against passing a finance bill they said would add to Kenyans' economic troubles. Ruto is expected to sign it, even as ...
Ruto's is the first state visit by an African president to the White House since 2008, a gesture toward the importance of a continent that is home to 1 billion people and nurtures close trade ties ...
Kenyan President William Ruto said Thursday the cost of hiring a private jet for his state visit to the U.S. last week was $76,000 as opposed to the $1.2 million reported by Kenyan media outlets.
The president of the Republic of Kenya (Swahili: Rais wa Jamhuri ya Kenya) is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Kenya. The president is also the head of the executive branch of the Government of Kenya and is the commander-in-chief of the Kenya Defence Forces. The country's current president is William Ruto since 13 ...
President Ruto announced significant austerity measures following the protests. He eliminated budget provisions for the First and Second Ladies' offices, cut government renovation budgets by 50%, dissolved 47 state corporations, halted the hiring of chief administrative secretaries, and mandated the retirement of civil servants aged 60 and above.
President William Ruto declined to sign the controversial finance bill a day after the attack. The assault on the building was the most direct attack on the Kenyan Government in decades. [ 12 ] In an address to the nation following the attack, President William Ruto described the incident as "treasonous" and said that the demonstrations had ...