Secretary State Functions, Kenya, Moderator, Photographer, Adrenaline junkie

Joined October 2011
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With a new year comes new beginnings I am first of all grateful to God. I also take this opportunity to thank the President of Kenya @WilliamsRuto for the opportunity to serve this nation as Secretary State Functions. I am indebted to The First Lady @MamaRachelRuto
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HAYA, HII NI YA BELGIUM TU: President Ruto’s Key Achievements in Brussels : - Secured €102 million (KSh 15.3 billion) under the EU–Kenya Digital Partnership to boost digital transformation, connectivity, and jobs. - Welcomed €37 million (approximately KSh 5.6 billion) in EU funding for the Blue Raman cable’s Africa extension, strengthening regional connectivity & reducing bandwidth costs. - Advanced the EU–Kenya Digital Dialogue and Data Adequacy process, positioning Kenya to become the first African country to secure an EU data adequacy decision, unlocking digital trade, investment, & tech-sector jobs. - Launched the Kenya–Benelux Chamber of Commerce to expand trade, investment, export opportunities, & job creation between Kenya & the Benelux region. - Advanced discussions on expanding Kenya–Belgium trade & investment, including support for regional transport links connecting the Port of Mombasa to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, following talks with King Philippe
Press Release: President Ruto departs for Europe to attract investment and expand export markets
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🇰🇪 H.E. Dr. William Samoei Ruto arrives in Kigali with a message the continent has been waiting for. 🔙 Just days ago in Nairobi, co-hosting the Africa Forward Summit alongside President Emmanuel Macron, Kenya's Head of State drew a line under decades of donor logic and called for something far more ambitious: an Africa that finances Africa. He pointed to over 4 trillion dollars in long-term domestic savings already sitting on the continent, including more than 1 trillion in pension and insurance assets and over 500 billion dollars in central bank reserves, and asked the only question that matters. Why are these resources still waiting for someone else's permission to build the continent? 💡 His answer is structural. Through Kenya's National Infrastructure Fund, already capitalised at around 1 billion dollars, he is testing a model designed to crowd private capital into the corridors, ports, energy systems and digital backbones that will turn the AfCFTA from protocol into market. The thesis is unambiguous: "Africa cannot trade effectively with itself while its economies remain disconnected." 🌍 In Kigali, that same conviction lands at the heart of the Africa CEO Forum 2026 conversation, where pan-African ownership, green industrialisation and the mobilisation of domestic capital are no longer side debates but the main stage. From the Silicon Savannah he has helped engineer to the climate finance reform he has pushed through every multilateral forum that will listen, President Ruto embodies a generation of African leadership that has stopped asking and started building. 🎯 His presence on the presidential panel sets the tone for two days that will define how the continent moves from 4 trillion dollars in potential to 4 trillion dollars in motion. 📍 Kigali, 14-15 May 2026. 👉 Discover the full programme: theafricaceoforum.com/forum-… #ACF2026 #AfricaCEOForum
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On Monday, 2nd February 2026, H.E. President @WilliamsRuto will preside over the NYOTA Business Start-Up Capital Disbursement in Kisumu, bringing together beneficiaries from Kisumu, Homa Bay and Siaya counties. The initiative is one of several targeted interventions under the Youth Empowerment Agenda, aligned with the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), designed to unlock enterprise, create jobs and strengthen youth-led participation in local economies.
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The 200-metre Galana–Kulalu Bridge linking Kilifi and Tana River counties is now 90% complete, with works ongoing on the bridge deck and an average of 120 workers on site, underscoring its role in local job creation. Once complete, the bridge will provide a direct and efficient link between the Galana–Kulalu Food Security Project and the Malindi–Sala Gate Road, easing the movement of farm inputs and produce. Crossing the Galana River, the bridge is a critical component of the revitalised Galana–Kulalu food security initiative, eliminating long detours previously made via the Baricho bridge and significantly reducing transport bottlenecks. The project mirrors the role of the State Department for Internal Security and National Administration, which has been instrumental in coordinating implementation, providing security oversight and, much like the bridge itself, linking communities to government services, opportunity and national development. #DeliveringThePlan @InteriorKE 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝘀: shorturl.at/H63w5
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Happy birthday @WilliamsRuto
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It was a lovely reunion. @DrMercyKorir and Michael Gitonga
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Ruiru affordable houses sold out before completion All the 1,050 affordable housing units in Ruiru, Kiambu County have been bought even before their completion. The parliamentary committee on Housing, Urban Planning and Public Works while on a tour of the Sh 1.8 billion project, was informed that the units have sold out, two months ahead of the completion time #KBCniYetu ^KM
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#RIP Sammy Lui,1st time I met him was @ Moi's funeral at Nyayo Stadium as a TV anchor I admired his command of Swahili and his calm but commanding voice that graced every presidential function March 2024,we spoke at length and I was eager to learn You paved the way sir,Rest easy
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The construction of the Ithookwe Stadium in Kitui County, a modern 10,000-seater sports facility, commenced in June 2025 and is steadily progressing. The terraces, VIP lounge, internal access roads, pedestrian walkways and VIP roofing have already been completed, with grass weeding, grading and leveling currently underway. The roofing of the terraces remains the final major work before completion. This project reaffirms the government's continued investment in sports infrastructure, coming on the heels of Kenya's successful co-hosting of the CHAN 2024 finals and in line with preparations for the upcoming AFCON 2027, which Kenya will also co-host. The stadium has already been designated as the official venue for this year's Mashujaa Day celebrations in October, cementing its place as a national landmark. Beyond sports, Ithookwe Stadium is already creating jobs during its construction phase, while its completion will open new opportunities in sports tourism, hospitality and trade, thereby boosting the regional economy and revenue streams.
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Nikikumbuka jamaa wa TX. Good morning
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Steve Abdukareem Munyakho, the Kenyan national who has been on death row in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is free as at 10 am today pursuant to the full satisfaction of judicial decree. Our Mission in Riyadh has confirmed that Steve performed his Umra (minor pilgrimage) upon release. We shall provide further details regarding his arrival in the country. I commend all who have offered their support towards securing this outcome. @ForeignOfficeKE @MusaliaMudavadi
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Find something that frees your body mind and soul!
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The 5 chiefs abducted in Mandera finally released.
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#SOTN Immediate cancellation of the JKIA expansion and that of KETRACO contracts @WilliamsRuto
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#SOTN MEN! It is time we bring up boys that do not need to express their masculinity through violence towards women @WilliamsRuto
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#SOTN The shilling has stabilized Inflation down to 2.7 from 9.6 Forex reserves have surged Food reserves have increased All 17 sugar factories in Kenya are operational producing enough sugar for Kenya for the 1st time
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Today @WilliamsRuto together with @KindikiKithure UhuruKenyatta @CecilyMbarire witnessed the ordination and installation of Bishop Peter Kimani in Embu county The message to the bishop was “Serve the people indiscriminately”
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Cabinet Secretary nominee’s
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H.E President @WilliamsRuto to make an address from @StateHouseKenya
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