President William Ruto's portrait to cost Sh300

Politics
By David Njaaga | Sep 15, 2022
President William Ruto. [kelly Ayodi, Standard]

It will cost you Sh300 to purchase President William Ruto's official portrait.

Government Spokesperson Cyrus Oguna on Thursday, September 15 said the portrait will be available at the Department of Information in Uchumi House fifth floor, Nairobi.

"Following the inauguration into office of William Samoei Ruto as the President of the Republic of Kenya, we wish to inform our people that presidential portraits are now available," Oguna said on his official Twitter page.

Kenyans in other counties and sub-counties will purchase the portraits from their respective government information offices, said Oguna.

Following ="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/pictures/1490/william-ruto-swearing-in-ceremony">Ruto's inauguration as the Kenya's fifth President< on September 13, government offices and public buildings will be required to hang his portrait in the premises.

The portrait shall be used throughout Ruto's term as president.

Ruto's portraits replace immediate former President Uhuru Kenyatta's portrait whose 10-year term ended on September 13.

Ruto got 7.18 million votes (50.49 per cent) to be declared the winner of the August 9 polls.

Raila Odinga of the Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya Coalition got 6.94 million (48.85 per cent) of the votes to emerge second in the contest.

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