William Ruto

President, Kenya

NO JOKES! President Ruto roars in Kiserian, Kajiado, Lectures the opposition badly

📅 Jun 14, 2026 Kenya Digital News 42 MIN 3636 VIEWS 12 SEGMENTS · 5 SPEAKERS

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What William Ruto said

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President William Ruto, speaking at an SDA church fundraiser in Kiserian, Kajiado, emphasized his Christian faith and the government's achievements. He cited the Africa Climate Summit (2023), a US visit as the first African president in 20 years, and hosting 33 presidents at Africa Forward in May. He detailed budget increases: agriculture to 63 billion shillings, education to 784 billion (up from 500 billion in 2022), healthcare primary fund to 19 billion, KEMSA to 21 billion, and 8.9 billion for 74,000 health workers. He announced road projects, including 65 km from Cooperative to Nazarene University, and a National Infrastructure Fund with 100 billion from Kenya Pipeline, targeting 28,000 km of tarmac in six years. He defended the SHA scheme, criticized divisive politics, and noted fuel prices dropped by 10 shillings per liter.

Key takeaways

Education budget increased to 784 billion shillings, up from 500 billion in 2022, with 93 billion for universities and TVET.
Primary Health Care Fund increased to 19 billion shillings, ensuring free treatment at public facilities under SHA.
National Infrastructure Fund has 100 billion shillings from Kenya Pipeline, targeting 28,000 km of tarmac in six years.
KEMSA funding increased by 21 billion shillings this year to ensure medicine availability.
Fuel price dropped by 10 shillings per liter, with plans to continue moderating prices.

Numbers and commitments

Figure	What it refers to	Type	At
63 billion shillings	agriculture funding in recent budget	guidance	0:57
784 billion shillings	education funding in recent budget	guidance	0:57
93 billion shillings	allocation for universities and TVET	guidance	0:57
19 billion shillings	Primary Health Care Fund	guidance	0:57
21 billion shillings	additional KEMSA funding this year	guidance	0:57
8.9 billion shillings	funding for 74,000 health workers to become permanent	guidance	0:57
100 billion shillings	initial funding for National Infrastructure Fund from Kenya Pipeline	guidance	0:57
28,000 kilometers	target for tarmac roads in next six years	commitment	0:57
10 shillings per liter	drop in fuel price announced yesterday and today	metric	0:57
23 billion shillings	allocation for housing, markets, and hostels in Kajiado County	guidance	0:57

Congregation 0:02 ↗

We will obtain. When Jesus returns.

Host 0:09 ↗

Thank you very much, please we can sit. Our leader of the SDA church in this part of Southern Nairobi.

Audience 0:29 ↗

Kajiado.

Field.

Host 0:34 ↗

Our elder leader, the party leader of the ODM party, the chairman, the secretary general, all of you here, fellow citizens, Christians of Kajiado, how are you?

4 more exchanges in this transcript

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APA, MLA, BibTeX

APA

Ruto, W. (2026, June 14). NO JOKES! President Ruto roars in Kiserian, Kajiado, Lectures the opposition badly [Interview transcript]. Kenya Digital News. CEOInterviews.AI. https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/983698/

MLA

William Ruto. "NO JOKES! President Ruto roars in Kiserian, Kajiado, Lectures the opposition badly." Kenya Digital News, 14 Jun. 2026. Transcript, CEOInterviews.AI, https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/983698/.

BibTeX

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  author       = {William Ruto},
  title        = {NO JOKES! President Ruto roars in Kiserian, Kajiado, Lectures the opposition badly},
  howpublished = {Interview transcript, Kenya Digital News. CEOInterviews.AI},
  year         = {2026},
  month        = {jun},
  url          = {https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/983698/},
  note         = {Speaker-attributed transcript with timestamps}
}

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Key Quotes (5)

“I am an apologetically a Christian. I believe in God and I have no apologies to make. Wale wanasumbuka ama wanasumbuliwa na hiyo maneno sasa sijui tutawasaidia namna gani kwa sababu sisi tutaendelea kwa sababu sisi ni wakristo na taifa letu la Kenya jamii zote na watu wote ni watu ambao wanamcha Mungu.”

▶ 4:37

“We have increased the money that is going to go to our higher education loans board our scholarship and our capitation from 45 billion in 2022 to 93 billion in this year's budget because we want to make sure that all our universities are stable all our children in the universities have access to loans. have access to scholarship na tumesema wale watoto kutoka jamii maskini tutawapatia scholarship ”

▶ 19:10 POLICY

“Tumeweka pesa ya kulipia kila Mkenya akienda hospitali. Katika bajeti yetu ile inaitwa Primary Health Care Fund tumeongeza pesa sasa ni bilioni 19. Yaani hiyo pesa bilioni 19 ni ya kuhakikisha ya kwamba mwananchi akienda pale kwa dispensary aende kwa health center atibiwe apatiwe dawa kama ni sindan wa dungwe aende nyumbani pesa hiyo ndio ya kulipa gharama ya hospitali huyo mwananchi asihitishwe h”

▶ 20:31 POLICY

“Tunafanya ile inaitwa management by crisis. Tunatengeneza barabara hapa kilomita 5 pale kilomita 20 pale kilomita sijui ngapi. That is not how we are going to solve the roads question in Kenya. We need to have a clear marshal plan. Na ndio mimi nimependekeza kwa bunge because we have to think beyond the current problems. Ndio nikapeleka bunge National Infrastructure Fund.”

▶ 28:56 POLICY

“Siasa ya kugawanya wananchi ni siasa ambayo itaturudisha nyuma. tuache unua nasikia watu wengine wanaendesha siasa ambayo yuko na fitina mingi iko na chuki mingi iko na matusi nyingi iko na ukabila mingi unasikia mtu anasema oh hawa wako na shares hawa hawana shares hawa ni tungati hawa ni tunia hawa ni wabara hawa ni wa sijui pwani Hawa ni coins? Hawa ni maadui. Hawa sijui ni nini. Hiyo lugha ita”

▶ 36:22 CONTROVERSIAL

Mentioned in this interview

Raila Odinga: Ruto mentioned Odinga as his brother and partner in forming a broad-based government.

Kawino: Ruto described Kawino as an SDA member and former ODM treasurer who invited him.

Dr. Oburu: Ruto asked Dr. Oburu if he was an SDA member, and he said Kawino was.

Governor Lenku: Ruto thanked Governor Lenku for his role in healthcare and roads.

Governor Gladys: Ruto thanked Governor Gladys for her role in healthcare.

Kenya Pipeline: Ruto said the first money for the National Infrastructure Fund came from Kenya Pipeline.

SDA church: Ruto discussed his long history with the SDA church and fundraising for its headquarters.

NHIF: Ruto contrasted SHA with NHIF, which he said covered only a few people.

Earlier, on the same topics

“Over the last three years we have transformed our education sector. We have built 23,000 classrooms, hired 100,000 teachers, and increased the education budget by 200 billion Kenya shillings to ensure every learner has an opportunity.”

Jan 16, 2026 at 1:49:29 →

“We have expanded learning spaces with 23,000 classrooms built over the last three years, hired 100,000 teachers, and increased the education budget by 200 billion shillings to support learners and implement a student‑centered funding model so universities remain sustainable and grants are given on m”

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About William Ruto

In September 2026, President William Ruto made several public appearances, including a town hall meeting at the National Health Summit in Nairobi and a church service in Samburu. During the health summit, he answered questions about the Social Health Authority (SHA), stating that contributions were now a percentage of income and that doctors had received their salary arrears. He also spoke at a police recruits' pass-out parade in Kiganjo, where he announced that entry-level basic pay for police constables had risen from 21,000 to 29,000, a 36% increase, and warned against politically sponsored violence. Ruto also addressed the closure of Tata Chemicals in Magadi, Kajiado County, defending the decision to end what he called an "exploitative extractive contract" that had existed for 100 years. He stated that the government would advertise for multiple companies to operate in the area, with conditions requiring value addition to be done in Kenya and limiting any single company's land occupation to a maximum of 30%. He criticized opposition leaders for defending the company, accusing them of "double standards." Additionally, at a Katiba Day symposium, he discussed national debt, noting it had grown from 10.3 trillion to 13 trillion during his five years in office, and at a rally in Emurua Dikirr, he condemned leaders who organize young people to fight, stating such leaders should not be elected.

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