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.

Feb 13, 2025 · William Ruto is a Kenyan businessman and politician who has served as president of Kenya since 2022. Ruto was born in Sambut village in Kamagut (now in Uasin Gishu county) to Daniel and Sarah Cheruiyot.

President William Ruto has urged African leaders to take bold and decisive action to accelerate

His Excellency Dr William Samoei Ruto was sworn in on September 13, 2022, after winning the Presidential election. He was elected on August 9, 2022 on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ticket, a principal party, in the Kenya Kwanza Alliance.

William Ruto is the fifth President of the Republic of Kenya. He worked as a teacher before joining politics and earned a lot of respect in that profession. Ruto entered the realm of politics when he started campaigning for the presidential candidate of ‘KANU’ Daniel arap Moi.

Aug 17, 2022 · William the 5th: How Ruto went from streets to Kenyan presidency. In William Ruto’s first presidential bid, history and hustle helped him outwit the sitting president and a political veteran.

Aug 15, 2022 · From Barefoot Student to Power Broker: William Ruto Is Declared Kenya’s President. Mr. Ruto grew up poor, tending his family’s livestock in a remote village.

William Samoei arap Ruto (born 21 December 1966) is a Kenyan politician who is the 5th President of Kenya since 2022. He was the Deputy President of Kenya from 2013 to 2022. Before becoming Deputy President, he had many ministerial positions including the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Higher Education .

Sep 13, 2022 · NAIROBI, Kenya — William Ruto was sworn in as Kenya ’s president on Tuesday after narrowly winning the Aug. 9 election in East Africa’s most stable democracy, and quickly signaled that his...

William Ruto served as Kenya's Deputy President since 2013 when he was elected as President Uhuru Kenyatta’s running mate.