Little known facts about William Ruto's family

First Lady Rachel Ruto.

Nick Ruto

He is the president's elect firstborn child and a lawyer. Nick got admitted to the bar in 2019 as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya by former Chief Justice David Maraga. Congratulating his son, Ruto asked Nick to "stand true to your calling as a defender of justice, human rights and avid campaigner for equality and truth."

In January this year, the 35-year-old married his long-term girlfriend Evelyn Chemutai at a traditional ceremony commonly referred to as Koito in the Kalenjin community at the Windy Ridge, Karen, Nairobi.

June Ruto poses with her dad.

Charlene Ruto

She is the third-born child of the President-elect. Charlene studied for her Bachelor's degree in Communications at Daystar University and got her Masters in Hospitality and Business Administration at the Les Roches Global Hospitality Education in Bluche, Switzerland. She is currently the Director of PR and Branding at Weston Hotel in Nairobi.

George Ruto

Nadia Cherono Ruto

A story of a child found buried, her body partly decomposing and abandoned as a newborn moved Ruto. The child was under the care of Sisters at Madre Ippolata Children's Home.

"Her story touched me I named her Cherono, after my mother and made her part of my family," said Ruto when he visited the children's home and adopted her.

William Ruto holds Nadia.