UPDATED List of Businesses, Assets Owned By William Ruto

William Kipchirchir Samoei Arap Ruto was born on 21st December 1966 in  Kamagut, Uasin Gishu County of Kenya to Daniel Cheruiyot and Sarah Cheruiyot.

On 4 March 2013, he became Deputy President of Kenya, when he and Uhuru Kenyatta were declared winners of the 2013 Kenyan general election. The duo ran the Jubilee Government until 2018 when Raila Odinga shook hands with Uhuru making Ruto uncomfortable.

In many utterances the Ruto has accused Raila of causing havoc in the ruling party, causing his divorce with Uhuru.

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William Ruto Education

He began school at Kerotet Primary School and Wareng Secondary School before advancing to Kapsabet Boys High School in Nandi County of Kenya for his A-Level certificate.

Ruto later graduated with a BSc in Botany and Zoology from the University of Nairobi in 1990 and then an MSc in Plant Ecology, graduating in 2011. He was also awarded a PhD in 2018. William Ruto got married to his wife Rachel Chebet in 1991. Currently, the couple have 9 children. Ruto also acknowledged having a daughter with an ex-college lover Prisca Bett in 2017. His daughter Stephanie Jepchumba, has on Friday, June 28, 2020 graduated from Strathmore University.

William Ruto Net Worth

Today, we have compiled the properties and assets owned by the DP. And we all agree that Dr. Ruto is among the top 10 richest people in Kenya, with an estimated net worth of over Ksh 41billion.

In 2021, Interior CS Fred Matiangi appeared before the National Assembly Security Committee where he listed 10 Ruto’s businesses, farms and private residences, after the controversial changes in DP’s security detail.

They include:

1. Kitengela Gas
2. Weston Hotel, Nairobi
3. Murumbi Farm – Transmara Narok
4. ADC Laikipia Mutara Ranch – 15000 acres
5. Dolphine Hotel, Mombasa
6. Mata Farm, Taita Taveta – 2537 acres
7. Private residence Elgon View
8. Koitalel poultry farm Eldoret
9. Private Residence in Kosachei Eldoret
10. Kwae Island Development Ltd – Wilson Airport (2 hangers and 5 helicopters)