William Ruto
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William Samoei Ruto (December 21, 1966 - ) is the former minister of home affairs of Kenya. He is Secretary General of the Kenya African National Union, the former ruling political party. He has been MP for Eldoret North constituency since the 1997 Kenyan elections. He became minister of home affairs in August 2002 but lost the post after December 2002 Kenyan elections when KANU lost to the NARC coalition. He is currently the secretary of KANU and is seen as a fast emerging powerful Kalenjin politician in Kenya's political arena.
In January 2006 Ruto declared publicly that he would vie for presidency in the next general election scheduled for 2007. His statement was condemned by some of his KANU colleagues, including former president Daniel Arap Moi.
Ruto has a BSc in botany from the University of Nairobi.
[edit] External links
- William Ruto -official website
- http://www.parliament.go.ke/MPs/members_ruto_w.php
[edit] Sources
- Daily Nation: Jan 21, 2006 William Ruto, 40
- Daily Nation: Jan 22, 2006: Guilty As Charged: Ruto Confesses His Ambition
- BBC News, Kenya's political punch-up
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