Rachel Ruto Biography – Rachel Ruto Wiki
Rachel Ruto is a Kenyan educator currently serving as the Second Lady of Kenya. She is the wife of William Ruto, the current Deputy President of Kenya. She was instrumental in assisting her husband’s campaign, often seen by his side. During her tenure as the Second Lady of Kenya, she has become an advocate for women’s rights and women’s empowerment. Through the Joyful Women Organization, she has spurred a table banking initiative throughout Kenya and spreading to the rest of Africa.
On January 17, 2014, she was awarded the International Honorary Fellowship Award On Women Empowerment at the Binary University in Malaysia. She has been championing healthy living through physical exercise such as cycling and launched the Mama Cycling initiative in September to promote the practice.
Rachel went to Likuyani Primary School, Kakamega County. She then proceeded to Butere Girls High School for her O and A levels. From Butere. She got a chance to join Kenyatta University for a Bachelor of Education Degree. She went on to earn her Master of Arts in 2011 at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa.
Although she studied Education, she did not get a chance to practice teaching for long. She voluntarily retired and ventured into the tour business, taking people throughout the country to places like Maasai Mara and Mombasa.
Rachel Ruto Age
Her birth-given name is Rachel Chebet. She was born in western parts of Kenya, Kakamega county on November 20, 1968.
Rachel Ruto Husband
She got married to her husband the deputy president of the republic of Kenya, Dr.William Ruto in 1991. The then-young couple was residents of Dagoretti South where they had their first child, Nick Ruto.
Rachel Ruto Children
She has six children, her son Nick, daughter June, daughter Charlene, daughter Stephanie, son George, adopted daughter Nadia Cherop and Abby who is also not her biological child.
Rachel Ruto Parents
She was born in western parts of Kenya, Kakamega county. She was born to her parents, Samuel Kimeto and her mother Susan Kimeto. She is the fifth child in a family of eight children. She has three brothers and four sisters.
Rachel Ruto Tribe
She hails from the Kalenjin tribe of Kenya. The Kalenjin tribe is classified under the Nilotic speakers.
Rachel Ruto Instagram
Her Instagram handle is @mamarachelruto.
