Latest William Ruto News

Kenya’s deputy president defends himself before impeachment

Oct. 07, 2024 14:58 PM EDT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s deputy president, facing an impeachment motion in which he's accused of supporting anti-government protests in June and of being involved in corruption and other irregularities, has defended himself and confirmed that he would appear before parliament on Tuesday. ...

Clashes in Kenya as people discuss the deputy president's impeachment motion

Oct. 04, 2024 09:30 AM EDT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Supporters and opponents of Kenya's deputy president clashed Friday at public forums over an impeachment motion against him, which was introduced in parliament by the ruling alliance this week. Rigathi Gachagua is accused of supporting anti-government protests in June and of...

What to know from the UN: Before Netanyahu speech, 2 leaders denounce Israeli actions to their peers

Sep. 26, 2024 20:46 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The topics of Israel’s war with Hamas and fighting in Lebanon have dominated speeches at the U.N. General Assembly’s meeting this week. On Thursday, one side finally got the podium — including a moment of drama amid the ocean of words from the world's leaders. ...

As UN meets, Haitians express hopelessness at finding an international solution to gang crisis

Sep. 22, 2024 22:51 PM EDT

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — As world leaders meeting in the United Nations this week discuss the future of efforts to rein in the gangs strangling Haiti, Haitians are expressing hopelessness that an international response can turn the tide of violence. Thus far, a UN-backed force...

Kenyan president visits Haiti as it grapples with future of international efforts to fight gangs

Sep. 21, 2024 20:11 PM EDT

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Kenya's President William Ruto arrived in Haiti on Saturday, claiming that because of a Kenyan police force battling gangs “the country's security has significantly improved.” Ruto's claim was contradicted by a United Nations security expert, who...

Germany signs agreement with Kenya to bring in skilled workers and plug labor market gaps

Sep. 13, 2024 12:24 PM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — German and Kenyan officials signed an agreement Friday in Berlin to promote the recruitment of skilled workers who can fill gaps in Germany's labor market, and to facilitate the repatriation of Kenyans who don't have the right to stay in Germany. The agreement was...

21 children are now known to have died in Kenya school fire

Sep. 07, 2024 13:32 PM EDT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The number of children who were burned to death in a school dormitory in central Kenya has risen to 21, the government spokesperson said Saturday. Officials began removing the bodies of the children as they tried to account for dozens of boys who were still...

A dormitory fire in Kenya kills 18 students and injures 27. Dozens are unaccounted for

Sep. 06, 2024 14:22 PM EDT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A fire in a school dormitory in Kenya has killed 18 students and 27 others have been hospitalized, with 70 children unaccounted for, the country’s deputy president said Friday. President William Ruto declared three days of mourning during which flags will...

Kenya will reintroduce some tax proposals that sparked deadly protests

Aug. 19, 2024 20:51 PM EDT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s new finance minister says some of the proposed taxes that led to weeks of deadly protests earlier this year will be reintroduced through a tax amendment bill as the country struggles to find revenue to pay off debts to lenders including the World Bank,...

Police in Kenya fire tear gas at protesters as new Cabinet ministers are sworn in

Aug. 08, 2024 13:01 PM EDT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan police on Thursday fired tear gas at protesters in Nairobi calling for the president's resignation as a new Cabinet was being sworn in, the latest in the deadly turmoil that has gripped the East African nation over the summer. Protests in Kenya first...