William Ruto, Date of Birth
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A Kenyan politician who has been Deputy President of Kenya since 2013
Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1966
Profession: politician
Nationality: Kenya
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
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About William Ruto
- ' William Kipchirchir Samoei Arap Ruto (born 21 December 1966) is a Kenyan politician and the Deputy President of Kenya since 2013.
- He served as the Acting President of Kenya between 5 and 8 October 2014 when President Uhuru Kenyatta was at the Hague.
- He previously served in various ministerial positions, including the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Ministry of Higher Education Science and Technology.
- He was Secretary General of KANU, the former ruling political party, and the MP for Eldoret North Constituency between December 1997 and January 2013.
- He won the seat in the 1997 Kenyan election after defeating Reuben Chesire.
- He was appointed to the position of Assistant Minister in the Office of the President by President Daniel arap Moi in 1998.
- He was promoted to be Minister for Home Affairs in August 2002.
- Ruto also previously served as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Constitutional Reform in the 9th Parliament. On 4 March 2013, he became the first Deputy President of Kenya, when he and Uhuru Kenyatta were declared winners of the hotly contested presidential election.
- The duo won on a Jubilee Coalition ticket. Ruto was among the list of people who were indicted to stand trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for their involvement in Kenya's 2007–08 political violence.
- However, the ICC case was faced with challenges especially concerning withdrawal of key prosecution witnesses.
- In April 2016, the International Criminal Court dropped the charges against Ruto.
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