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| '''William Samoei Ruto''' (born ], ] in ], ]) is a ]n politician and former Minister of Home Affairs. He was Secretary General of the ], the former ruling political party, and he has been MP for ] North constituency since the 1997 Kenyan elections. He became Minister of Home Affairs in August 2002 but lost the post after the December 2002 ], in which KANU lost to the ] coalition. He is seen as a fast emerging powerful ] politician in Kenya's political arena. | '''William Samoei Ruto''' (born ], ] in ], ]) is a ]n politician and former Minister of Home Affairs. He was Secretary General of the ], the former ruling political party, and he has been MP for ] North constituency since the 1997 Kenyan elections. He became Minister of Home Affairs in August 2002 but lost the post after the December 2002 ], in which KANU lost to the ] coalition. He is seen as a fast emerging powerful ] politician in Kenya's political arena. | ||
| Ruto was Treasurer of Youth for Kanu '92 (YK92), a group that was formed to drum up campaign for former president Daniel Moi in the 1992 elections <ref>Daily Nation, November 18, 2002: </ref>. William Ruto is currently on trial charged with defrauding the ] (NSSF) of huge amounts of money through dubious land deals, but he has been out on bond. The case has been dragging in the courts for almost three years due to technical injunctions <ref>The Standard, July 2, 2006: </ref>. | Ruto was Treasurer of Youth for Kanu '92 (YK92), a group that was formed to drum up campaign for former president Daniel Moi in the 1992 elections <ref>Daily Nation, November 18, 2002: </ref>. William Ruto is a controversial figure in Kenyan politics with a brash style that have earned him friend and foe alike. He is linked to numerous corruption scandals during the Kanu reign. William Ruto is currently on trial charged with defrauding the ] (NSSF) of huge amounts of money through dubious land deals, but he has been out on bond. The case has been dragging in the courts for almost three years due to technical injunctions <ref>The Standard, July 2, 2006: </ref>. | ||
| In January 2006, Ruto declared publicly that he would vie for the presidency in the next general election, scheduled for December 2007. His statement was condemned by some of his KANU colleagues, including former president ]. Ruto sought the nomination of the ] (ODM) as its presidential candidate, but in the party's vote on ] ], he placed third with 368 votes, behind the winner, ] (with 2,656 votes) and ] (with 391).<ref>, ''East African Standard'' (allAfrica.com), September 1, 2007.</ref> Ruto expressed his support for Odinga after the vote.<ref>Maina Muiruri, , ''The Standard'' (Kenya), September 2, 2007.</ref>. He resigned from his post as KANU secretary general on October 6, 2007 <ref>Daily Nation, October 7, 2007: </ref>. | In January 2006, Ruto declared publicly that he would vie for the presidency in the next general election, scheduled for December 2007. His statement was condemned by some of his KANU colleagues, including former president ]. Ruto sought the nomination of the ] (ODM) as its presidential candidate, but in the party's vote on ] ], he placed third with 368 votes, behind the winner, ] (with 2,656 votes) and ] (with 391).<ref>, ''East African Standard'' (allAfrica.com), September 1, 2007.</ref> Ruto expressed his support for Odinga after the vote.<ref>Maina Muiruri, , ''The Standard'' (Kenya), September 2, 2007.</ref>. He resigned from his post as KANU secretary general on October 6, 2007 <ref>Daily Nation, October 7, 2007: </ref>. | ||
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William Samoei Ruto (born December 21, 1966 in Kamagut, Uasin Gishu) is a Kenyan politician and former Minister of Home Affairs. He was Secretary General of the Kenya African National Union, the former ruling political party, and 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 the December 2002 elections, in which KANU lost to the NARC coalition. He is seen as a fast emerging powerful Kalenjin politician in Kenya's political arena.
Ruto was Treasurer of Youth for Kanu '92 (YK92), a group that was formed to drum up campaign for former president Daniel Moi in the 1992 elections . William Ruto is a controversial figure in Kenyan politics with a brash style that have earned him friend and foe alike. He is linked to numerous corruption scandals during the Kanu reign. William Ruto is currently on trial charged with defrauding the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) of huge amounts of money through dubious land deals, but he has been out on bond. The case has been dragging in the courts for almost three years due to technical injunctions .
In January 2006, Ruto declared publicly that he would vie for the presidency in the next general election, scheduled for December 2007. His statement was condemned by some of his KANU colleagues, including former president Daniel Arap Moi. Ruto sought the nomination of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) as its presidential candidate, but in the party's vote on September 1 2007, he placed third with 368 votes, behind the winner, Raila Odinga (with 2,656 votes) and Musalia Mudavadi (with 391). Ruto expressed his support for Odinga after the vote.. He resigned from his post as KANU secretary general on October 6, 2007 .
Ruto attended Wareng Secondary School, Eldoret, Kapsabet Boys, Nandi and has a BSc in botany from the University of Nairobi.
References
- Daily Nation, November 18, 2002: Lobby groups resurface to cash in on election euphoria
- The Standard, July 2, 2006: Litany of big money graft cases pending in courts
- "Kenya: It's Raila for President", East African Standard (allAfrica.com), September 1, 2007.
- Maina Muiruri, "ODM ‘pentagon’ promises to keep the team intact", The Standard (Kenya), September 2, 2007.
- Daily Nation, October 7, 2007: Ruto abandons Kanu’s top post
- 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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