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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.
Geoffrey Rigathi Gachagua (born 28 February 1965) is a Kenyan politician who served as the 12th deputy president of Kenya from 2022 until his impeachment in October 2024. [1] As a member of the Jubilee Party , Gachagua served as Member of Parliament for Mathira from 2017 to 2022.
[9] [10] UDA nominated Ruto in the 2022 Kenyan general election, after he announced that he would leave the Jubilee Party in late 2021. Ruto picked Rigathi Gachagua as his running mate for the elections. [11] In the 2022 general elections, UDA was able to garner 22 out of 47 seats in the Senate and 138 of the elected members of the National ...
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden host President William Ruto and first lady Rachel Ruto of the Republic of Kenya for a state visit to the United States on May 23, 2024, at the White ...
The campaign season officially kicked off on 29 May 2022 as clearance of electoral candidates continued. [83] Although the presidential election was considered a two-horse race between Odinga and Ruto, Wajackoyah gained significant popularity within the electorate due to his radical measures to quell the ballooning public debt.
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 ...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday appointed the first 11 members of his Cabinet, retaining six former ministers in the key portfolios of defense and interior.
Kenya's National Assembly unanimously approves Interior Secretary Kithure Kindiki as the new Deputy President following his nomination by President William Ruto. However, the High Court temporarily suspends the impeachment of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in order to hear challenges.