Isaac Rutto Profile: Education, Family, Net Worth, Politics

Isaac Ruto Profile: Education Background, Career and Networth

ISAAC RUTTO

AGE	65 Years
GENDER	Male
CAREER	Politician

Isaac Rutto is a Kenyan career civil servant and a politician. He serves as the vice chair of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and was elected the pioneer governor of Bomet County in 2013.

Rutto is a member of the Human Resource Management Committee, Finance, Planning & Administration Committee and Committee on Administration of Justice.

He hails from Tumoi, Sigor in Chepalungu constituency and went to Tenwek High School where he proceeded to study Political Science at the University of Nairobi.

In addition, he is former chairman of the Council of Governors in Kenya.

Rutto holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics, Sociology & Political Science from the University of Nairobi.

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Political Career of Isaac Rutto

Ruto joined active politics in the year 1997 and was elected as the Chepalungu Constituency member of parliament through Kenya African National Union.

In 1998, Ruto was appointed as assistant minister in the Ministry of Education, a position he served until 1999 when was reappointed as an assistant minister to the Ministry of Agriculture.

In 2001, then President Daniel Moi appointed Ruto as a minister for Environment and Natural Resources.

During the 2002 general elections Ruto was defeated by Ambassador John Koech as a member of parliament for Chepalungu Constituency.

However, Rutto made a comeback in 2007, when he was elected as Chepalungu MP on an Orange Democratic Movement ticket.

He was elected Bomet County governor on the URP ticket under Jubilee Coalition.

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In the year 2017 Rutto vied through Chama Cha Mashinani and lost his gubernatorial position during elections to the late Joyce Laboso who vied through Jubilee ticket.

The Chama Cha Mashinani (CCM) party Leader, conceded defeat in the race for the Bomet governor’s seat, in 2022 after Hillary Barchok floored him on United Democratic Alliance.