Ruto moves to mend ties with the church a year to elections

President William Ruto during a meeting with the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops at State House, Nairobi, on August 19, 2026. [PCS]

He rose to power on the wings of the church but inside four years, President William Ruto's relationship with the church has been very sour to say the least.

Ruto was the darling of the church which formed one of his strongest pillars in the 2022 campaigns.