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Hon William Ruto, Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya
William Samoei Ruto is the First Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya He was born on December 21st, 1966 in Sambut Village, Kamagut, Uasin Gishu County in the Rift Valley. He is fourth among six children. He is the first elected Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya. Previously, Kenya had appointed vice-presidents who served entirely at the pleasure of the President. Mr Ruto attended Kamagut Primary School where he sat for his Certificate of Primary Education in 1982, then proceeded to Wareng’ Secondary School in Eldoret for his secondary schooling. After his O- Levels, he proceeded to Kapsabet High School in Nandi County for his A –Levels after which he was admitted to University of Nairobi to study Botany and Zoology for his Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) degree. He graduated top of his class at the University and was offered a scholarship to take up post-graduate studies at the college. Mr Ruto commenced course work for his Master of Science in 1991, but deferred his research in 1992 when he was employed by the Kenya African National Union in their successful presidential re-election campaign. In 2008, he graduated with a Masters of Science Degree in Plant Ecology. Mr Ruto is married to Rachel Chebet, a teacher, who he met when they were both undergraduate students at the University of Nairobi. They have six children. During university holidays Deputy President Ruto taught in Sergoit and Kamagut secondary schools both in Uasin Gishu County as an untrained teacher. At the University, Mr Ruto was a leader of the students' Christian Union. Political Background The Deputy President joined mainstream politics in 1997 when he was elected Member of Parliament for Eldoret North constituency on the Kenya African National Union (KANU) ticket. Before then, he had successfully contested various party branch positions. He established himself as an astute politician and he rose rapidly within the party becoming its secretary general in 2005. He was appointed Home Affairs Assistant Minister in 2002 and re-elected into Parliament in the General Election later the same year. Mr Ruto was a key component of President Uhuru Kenyatta's first presidential campaign in that election. However, Mr Kenyatta lost to Mwai Kibaki of the National Rainbow Coalition, NARC. Mr Ruto stood by Mr Kenyatta’s side as he conceded defeat and congratulated the President-elect, becoming the first presidential contender to do so. Mr Ruto also served as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Constitutional Reform in the 9th Parliament and led the process of assembling the team and setting up the structures that put Kenya on the road to a new constitution. In January 2006, Mr Ruto declared he would join the 2007 presidential race. However, he lost in the party’s nominations. He was appointed Minister for Agriculture in the Coalition Government that was formed. He served for three years. His tenure at the Ministry of Agriculture stands out and his achievements are billed as the modern yardstick of performance politics in Kenya. Mr Ruto revived irrigation schemes and provided cheaper fertilizer to farmers in addition to ensuring the maize, sugarcane, coffee and tea sectors had a bumper harvest and a ready market. He was transferred to the Ministry of Higher Education where he set up structures to reform the university education system. Known for his political savvy and drive, Mr Ruto has managed to propel himself from relative insignificance to a position of indisputable import in Kenya’s politics. Chief Justice - Hon. Dr. Willy Mutunga, D.jur, SC, EGH Chief Justice and the President of the Supreme Court of Kenyahttp://kenyalaw.org/kl/index.php?id=3321
The Hon. Chief Justice, Dr. Willy M. Mutunga, was appointed to the Supreme Court of Kenya on 22nd June, 2011. He is a holder of a Doctorate Degree in Jurisprudence obtained in 1992 from Osgoode Hall law School at York University in Toronto, Canada. His area of study was Contracts. Dr. Mutunga obtained both his Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Master of Laws degrees from the University of Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania in 1971 and 1974 respectively. Dr. Mutunga joined the University of Nairobi as a lecturer in the Faculty of Law in October 1974. While at the University of Nairobi, he served as the secretary-general of the University Staff Union from April 1979 until July 1980 when it was banned. Dr. Mutunga was thereafter detained for 16 months (1982-3) for his activism while at the University of Nairobi and for his work at the Legal Advice Centre (Kituo Cha Sheria). Dr. Mutunga has established and served in many civil society organizations, among them the Legal Advice Centre (Kituo Cha Sheria); the Law Society of Kenya, where he served as vice-chairman from 1991 to 1993 and chairman from 1993 to 1995; the Council for Legal Education, Kenya; the Citizens Coalition for Constitutional Change (4Cs); the Kenya Human Rights Commission; the East African Centre for Constitutional Development (Kituo Cha Katiba), Uganda; and the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development (Rights and Democracy) in Montreal, Canada. For his outstanding contribution to the development of law, human rights, good governance and social justice, Dr. Mutunga has received several national and international honours and awards including: Elder of the Golden Heart for his distinguished service to the nation and for his role in leading reforms in the Judiciary under the new Constitution (2012); appointment as Senior Counsel, Government of Kenya (2003); Lifetime Achievement Award for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights from the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, (2003); the Jurist of the Year Award from the International Commission of Jurists, Kenya Section (2003); and the Law Society of Kenya Distinguished Services Award for Constitutionalism, Rule of Law and Human Rights, later named the Father Kaiser Award (1988). Between 2004 and 2011, Dr. Mutunga wrote a column in the Sunday Nation newspaper under the pen name of Cabral Pinto. Charles Onyango-Obbo is currently editing a compilation of these writings. Dr. Mutunga has published two books: The Rights of Arrested and Accused Persons (Nairobi: Oxford University Press, 1990) and Constitution-Making from the Middle: Civil Society and Transition Politics in Kenya, 1992-1997 (Nairobi and Harrare: Sareat/MWENGO, 1999). He has also published many essays and papers on human rights, law and society and co-edited and co-authored several books: Governance and Leadership: Debating the African Condition: Mazrui and His Critics, Vol.1 and Vol. 2, (Africa World Press, 2003) with Alamin M. Mazrui; Black Orientalism and Pan-African Thought: Debating the African Condition: Ali Mazrui and His Critics, Vol. 3, (Africa World Press, 2013), with Seifudein Adem and Alamin Mazrui; Human Rights as Politics (Nairobi: Kenya Human Rights Commission, 2003); and Exposing the Soft Belly of the Multinational Beast: The Struggle for Workers Rights at Del Monte, (Nairobi: Kenya Human Rights Commission, 2001) with Francesco Gesualdi and Steve Ouma. He is currently working on two books: his biography, Inspiring Encounters with Natasha Elkington and Elements of Progressive Jurisprudence in Kenya with Shermit Lamba as co-author. Since 2011, he has written articles and delivered speeches which are his vision of laying fundamental foundations for transforming the Kenyan Judiciary. Professor Sylvia Kang’ara of Riara Law School is editing these speeches for publication. Dr. Mutunga is an avid reader, is fond of Indian movies and documentaries on revolutionaries, and religiously meditates and practices yoga. He wishes he could swim more often.
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