Rachel Ruto Narrates How They Begun Life Humbly in Dagoretti Nairobi

"Sitting in Parliament today, I saw myself in our little house in Dagoretti, where it all started. The dream, like the biblical parable of the mustard seed". She noted.

"The year 1991 is a significant page on the book of our political history. As the then President, Daniel Arap Moi heeded calls for multiparty politics. Ironically, in a small ceremony presided over by Bishop Emeritus Rev. Dr. Silas Yego of the AIC church will ensure our doors are open, even wider and our tables set, even broader. That House on the Hill will not be an unreachable tower but a place of motherly comfort for Kenyans from all walks of life" she added.

Rachel added that she had vowed her love for Dr. William Ruto and she was willing to stay with her for better or worse.

President William Ruto & First Lady Rachel Ruto at Statehouse Kenya. PHOTO TWITTER

"I was vowing to love and live with this one man, William Samoei Arap Ruto. Bill, as I have called him since. We had little in possession, but abundance of hope and faith. The humility of our beginning cemented our love for each other and sowed in us the virtue of selflessness"

She further noted that President Ruto was a young and ambitious man who would go out to fend for her young family.

"Bill, a young and ambitious family man, sent himself out to fend for us. Six years later, in 1997, with a young family to raise, at 31, Bill would become the MP for Eldoret North and that move changed our family life forever. Gradually he rose through the political ranks, assuming new leadership roles. Bill no longer belonged to us. He was the property of the electorates. The public, the people he led, and I became a mother to many. Our doors were opened, every day, to the needs of the people".

Ruto`s wife also added that she never thought she would one day become the first lady and if one woulk tell her about it she would have laughed it off as a bad joke.

Delegates during the opening of the 13th Parliament speech by President Ruto on Thursday 29th September. PHOTO TWITTER

"Reminiscing those early days, having to nurse my own children and nurture many others who saw a mother in me, if you told me I would someday become The First Lady, I would have laughed it off as a bad joke. Bill was different he pronounced nothing but greatness for himself and us all. If you would tell him then, that he would someday become the President, I'm certain he would have smiled, and replied with an, "Amen!"

Rachel who identified herself as Chebet { Chichi } added that now that she is the First lady of the Republic of Kenya, she still wants the supportive wife Ruto married 30 years ago. She also noted that she will ensure that her doors are open, even wider and our tables set, even broader for Kenyans from all walks of life.

President Ruto during the opening of the 13th Parliament speech on Thursday 29th September. PHOTO TWITTER

"With his new responsibility as the President, I don't intend to learn selfishness now. I still want to be the Chebet he married three decades ago. His supportive wife Chichi, caring mother of his children, and the accommodative First Lady of the People of Kenya I will ensure our doors are open, even wider, and our tables set, even broader. That House on the Hill will not be an unreachable tower but a place of motherly comfort for Kenyans from all walks of life".

She concluded by congratulating her husband and expressing her unconditional love for him once again.

"You are a great man with an exceptional story, go and make this country great and exceptional. I love you. Kenya loves you".

Sitting in Parliament today, I saw myself in our little house in Dagoretti, where it all started. The dream, like the biblical parable of the mustard seed. pic.twitter.com/1h6fzCEm0x

— Mama Rachel Ruto, EGH (@MamaRachelRuto) September 29, 2022