PREMIUM What Ruto book could reveal about our presidencies When President Ruto writes his memoirs, there are several things that would be of great interest. Weekend Just now Listen

This is probably what President William Ruto had in mind on July 8, 2026, during the assent of the Sovereign Wealth Fund Bill, when he praised Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi’s leadership at the National Treasury and said, “When I write my book, you will have ample space for what we have done together.

Photo credit: File | Nation In the swallows, we have Daniel arap Moi (he governed with breadth and stamina and had a long, sprawling narrative; his Nyayo philosophy resembled a Victorian novel: paternal, orderly, moralising, and all-encompassing); Uhuru Kenyatta (king of public relations, especially with his famed warmth, humour, and easy-going charm; a man of the people, seemingly always amused, bemused, and amazed and laughing through turbulence, turning politics into social comedy with a feel-good aura); and William Ruto (Tolstoyan sweep: energetic, audacious, a relentless swaggering campaigner covering political terrain at breakneck (almost inhuman) speed, everything so fast that there is a sense of vertigo.

We look forward to the president’s memoirs that will allow the boy from Kamagut to tell of his journey to State House.