ISAAC RUTO
| AGE | 65 Years |
| GENDER | Male |
| CAREER | Politician |
Isaac Ruto 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.
Ruto 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 attended Tenwek High School, where he later studied Political Science at the University of Nairobi.
In addition, he is a former chairman of the Council of Governors in Kenya.
Ruto holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics, Sociology & Political Science from the University of Nairobi.
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Political Career of Isaac Ruto
Ruto entered active politics in 1997 and was elected as the member of parliament for the Chepalungu Constituency through the Kenya African National Union.
In 1998, Isaac Ruto was appointed an assistant minister in the Ministry of Education, a position he held until 1999, when he was reappointed as an assistant minister in 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 in the Chepalungu Constituency parliamentary election.
However, Isaac Ruto 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 2017, Isaac Ruto vied for the governorship through Chama Cha Mashinani and lost to the late Joyce Laboso, who vied on the 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 the United Democratic Alliance.
Isaac Ruto’s Family
Isaac Ruto is married to Esther Ruto, and they have three children.
Ruto’s Networth
His NetWorth is not well known.
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