- President William Ruto, while speaking at State House, Nairobi, made a personal revelation about his firstborn son with Rachel Ruto
- The head of state and his wife are blessed with eight children, who are all blossoming in their careers
- Ruto passionately spoke about maternal health care and how it robbed him and the first lady of their firstborn
President William Ruto has made an emotional admission while speaking in State House, Nairobi.
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The head of state addressed the overwhelming deaths of women in maternal care, and he issued a stark warning on maternal and newborn mortality, declaring that:
“As a president, I reaffirm that no woman in Kenya should die. Not only the right to survive but also the opportunity to thrive.”
He acknowledged progress in expanding access to health services, but Ruto admitted that maternal and newborn deaths remain high.
He stressed that with only four years left to meet the national and global health targets, it was no longer business as usual.
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“While Kenya has made progress in expanding access to health, we must also acknowledge that maternal and newborn deaths remain unacceptably high. With only four years remaining before meeting our national and global targets, it can no longer be business as usual. We can no longer be losing precious lives to preventable causes,” he said.
Ruto on losing son
He recounted an embarrassing encounter in New York with a lady professor who ‘confronted’ him on the maternal and mortality rates in Kenya, which were high.
“When I say unacceptably high, I mean that, and I remember an incident I was in New York last year and a lady professor… she walked to me and told me, ‘mr president, women and children are dying in your country. I looked at that lady, and it was a very embarrassing moment for me. It was tragic really, because she went on to tell me you are in the league of Afghanistan. She told me Kenya is a very progressive country, and it is shameful that mothers are losing their lives while giving birth and newborns continue to die,” he said.
Ruto gave a personal experience, revealing that he and his wife, Mama Rachel Ruto, lost their firstborn son.
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“It quickly reminded me of my own personal experience. Mama Rachel and I lost our firstborn son. So it’s not something that is far-fetched. It’s not something that is a story. It’s a reality we live through every day,” he added.
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In other news, NgGossips covered the profile of the president’s eight children, namely June, Nick, Charlene, Stephanie, George, Culey, Abby, and Nadia Cherono.
Of the president’s children, only Charlene and George have decided to live their lives publicly, while the rest have maintained a low profile.
The two who once safeguarded their social media profiles have made them public and garnered thousands of followers.
Ruto, in the past, apologised to his daughter Culey for denying her an opportunity to pursue film.
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