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Is William Ruto the most disliked president in Kenya's history?

created: July 12, 2025, 12:40 a.m. | updated: July 12, 2025, 8:45 p.m.

Is William Ruto the most disliked president in Kenya's history? Analysts describe the current wave of public anger toward President Ruto, which has seen more than 100 people killed over the past year, as "unprecedented", uniting Kenyans across ethnic, religious, and class divisions. Three years in, many aggrieved Kenyans now want him gone – amid unrelenting protests with rallying calls of "Ruto must go" and "Ruto Wantam" (Ruto for one term). He appealed to the ordinary folk as a person they could draw inspiration from - having risen from chicken seller to president. In the aftermath, some politicians allied to Ruto have accused Kikuyu elites of fuelling opposition against the president.

20 hours, 13 minutes ago: BBC News