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there are few men in the history of
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Kenya who have accumulated fortunes like
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that of William Ruto I have paid value
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for any property that I have a chicken
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seller who became a successful
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businessman a politician Who Rose to the
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presidency William Ruto was officially
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declared President of Kenya after
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narrowly winning the election in August
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welcome to this video about the life and
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achievements of William Ruto the fifth
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president of Kenya rucho was born on
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December 21st 1966 in sambert village in
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Canada now in USA in gishu County he was
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raised in a religious family and
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attended the African Inland church he
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went to keratet Primary School wearing
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secondary school and kipsupit high
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school before enrolling at the
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University of Nairobi where he graduated
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with a bachelor's degree in botany and
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zoology in 1990. he later obtained a
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master's degree and a PhD in Platte
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apology from the same University in 2011
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and 2018 respectively Ruto started his
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political career in 1992 when he joined
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the youth for Kana 92 Group which
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supported the presidential candidacy of
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Daniel arap Moi of the Kenya African
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National Union Corner party he became
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the treasurer of the group and learned
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the basics of Kenyan politics in 1997 he
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contested for the elderly North
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parliamentary seat and won
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beating the incumbent MP rupinchezia who
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was moy's preferred candidate he was
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re-elected in 2002 and served as an
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assistant minister in the Office of the
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President and later as the minister for
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home Affairs in 2005 Ruto was elected as
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the Secretary General of karna and
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announced his presidential bid for the
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2007 election however he later ditched
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Kana and SEO founded the orange
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Democratic movement odium with raila
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odinga who became the presidential
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candidate Ruto was a member of odm's top
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organ the Pentagon and campaigned
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vigorously for odinga however the 2007
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election was marred by allegations of
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rigging and violence that left more than
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one thousand people dead and hundreds of
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thousands displaced Ruto was among six
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individuals named by the international
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criminal court ICC as being behind the
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post-election violence he denied the
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charges and pushed for trials at the
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Hague instead of a local tribunal in
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2008 Ruto became the minister for
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agriculture in the coalition government
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formed by mwa akibaki and raila odinga
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to end the crisis he later served as the
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minister for higher education Science
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and Technology until 2011. during this
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period he fell out with odinga over
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various issues including his opposition
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to the new Constitution that was passed
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in a referendum in 2010 he also survived
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a central motion over a May Scandal that
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implicated him in corruption in 2012
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Ruto quit odm and launched his own party
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United Republican party UOP he then
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teamed up with rurikenyatta who was also
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facing charges at the ICC to form the
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Jubilee Alliance they ran on a joint
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ticket in the 2013 election and won with
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50.07 percent of the vote Ruto became
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Kenya's first elected Deputy president
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and acted as president briefly in
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October 2014. when Kenyatta attended his
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ICC case in The Hague ruto's case at the
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ICC collab next in 2016 due to
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insufficient evidence Ruto and Kenyatta
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were re-elected in 2017 amid another
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disputed election that was nullified by
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the Supreme Court and repeated after a
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boycott by odinga in 2018 rutu graduated
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with his PhD from the University of
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Nairobi after completing his thesis on
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the influence of anthropogenic
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activities on land use and environment
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quality of SeaWorld Wetland Watershed in
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Western Kenya however ruto's
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relationship with Kenyatta deteriorated
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after Kenyatta made a surprise handshake
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with odinga in March 2018 to end their
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political rivalry and launched the
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building bridges initiative BBI which
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aimed to amend the Constitution to
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address issues such as ethnic division
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corruption and electoral violence Ruto
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so BBI as a threat to his presidential
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Ambitions and campaigned against it
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across the country he also faced
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resistance from some members of his own
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party who accused him of undermining
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kenyatta's agenda and being corrupt
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router officially declared his intention
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to Vie for the presidency in 2022 under
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his newly formed party United Democratic
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Alliance Judea he received endorsements
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from various leaders and groups who
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supported his vision of empowering
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ordinary Kenyans through his Hustler
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narrative he also portrayed himself as a
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self-made Man Who Rose from humble
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beginnings to become one of Kenya's most
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influential leaders Ruto is known for
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his strong stance on corruption and has
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vowed to fight it in his government he
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has also promised to create millions of
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jobs for young people improve health
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care and education support Agriculture
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and Manufacturing and Foster peace and
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unity among Kenyans he has faced
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criticism for his perceived lack of
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action on issues such as poverty
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insecurity and human rights he is a
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devout Christian and has stated that his
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faith is an important part of his life
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Bruto is also one of the richest
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politicians in Kenya with an estimated
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net worth of 450 million dollars as of
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2023 he has amassed his wealth from his
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various business ventures which include
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ownership of hotels Farms real estate
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media and Aviation he is also known for
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his lavish lifestyle and generosity he
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owns a luxurious mansion in Karen
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Nairobi and several other properties
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across the country he also owns a fleet
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of expensive cars and helicopters he is
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fond of donating money and goods to
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churches schools and other causes he is
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married to Rachel Ruto whom he met at
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the University and they have six
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children ruto's Journey from a chicken
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seller to president is a remarkable
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story of resilience ambition and hard
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work he has overcome many challenges and
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obstacles to achieve his dreams and
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goals he has also made many friends and
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enemies along the way he is a polarizing
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figure who inspires admiration and
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hatred in equal measure he is a man who
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loves his country and his people but
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also faces accusations of betrayal and
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Corruption he is a man who has made
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history but also faces an uncertain
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future thank you for watching this video
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