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William Ruto

b. 1966 · 21st century

William Ruto is a Kenyan politician who has been president of Kenya since 2022. He rose in KANU under Daniel arap Moi and served as deputy president under Uhuru Kenyatta from 2013 to 2022. He was charged at the International Criminal Court over the violence after the 2007 election, but the case was ended in 2016.

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). William Ruto. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/william-ruto
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