Charlene Ruto

Charlene Chelagat Ruto,[2] (born 11 Jan 1993)[3] is a youth champion, and PR practitioner. She is the third-born daughter to Kenya's President William Ruto and First Lady Rachel Ruto.[4] Charlene actively campaigned for her father ahead of the 2022 Kenyan general election, and after his inauguration in September 2022,[5][6] she has been actively attending national and global events.[7][8][9]

Charlene Ruto
Personal details
Born
Charlene Chelagat

(1993-01-11) 11 January 1993
Nairobi, Kenya
Alma mater
OccupationPR
Signature[[File:She has been nicknamed Wangari due to her efforts to advocate for a clean and sustainable environment, Nyaboke during her trip to Kisii, Adhiambo in Kisumu because she was born in the evening, and many other names. [1]|128x80px|alt=|Charlene Ruto's signature]]

Education

Charlene holds a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communication from Daystar University, and Master of Business Administration in Hospitality from Les Roches International School of Hotel Management in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. Between August 2012 to January 2013, she was a foreign exchange student at Northwestern College.

Community Life

Charlene is a Youth Champion, Climate Action champion and a youth mobilizer for development. She believes on a transformative, actionable and agenda-driven leadership. She also run a campaign that empowers youth in agribusiness, mentaly hygiene, anti-FGM campaigns among others.[10] Charlene is the patron of SMACHS Foundation, a Kenyan non - governmental charity that is getting youths to engage in smart & mechanized agriculture in pursuit of food security, jobs for youth and protecting the environment.[11] The foundation is doing many projects in three thematic areas; getting youth2farm, beekeeping and climate action. In her community life, she has not segmented any spectrum of the society, she empowers the youth, women , marginalized and has a soft spot for persons with disabilities as well. She has supported the formation of a national students with disability association and has attended several functions of PWDs across the country. [12] [13]

Criticism

In December 2022, she announced the existence of the "Office of the First Daughter"[14][15] which does not exist in Kenyan Law. It led to a public uproar across the country forcing her to issue an official explanation.[16][17][18] During a national interview, her father, President Ruto came to her defense saying "This is a child being child"[19]

References
  1. Tuko News
  2. The-Star, 14 Dec 2022 Who is Charlene Ruto?
  3. The-Star, 18 Jan 2023 Charlene Ruto turns 30, asks youth to share issues to be tackled
  4. "Charlene Ruto: Kenya's 'first daughter' denies using public money". BBC News. 2022-12-14. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  5. Nairobi News, 10 Nov 2022 How Charlene Chelagat Ruto is different from other first daughters
  6. Standard, 17 Nov 2022 Charlene Ruto: What's she up to?
  7. Citizen Digital, 23 Nov 2022 Charlene Ruto: The Busy Diary Of The President's Daughter
  8. Nation, 2 Dec 2022 Charlene Ruto: President’s daughter in 31 meetings in just one month
  9. Standard, 11 Dec 2022 Charlene Ruto: Why I have been meeting with leaders in various counties
  10. Charlene Ruto : Official Website
  11. SMACHS Foundation
  12. Charlene Ruto : Official Twitter
  13. Donald Agwenge : Historian
  14. Standard, 14 Dec 2022 Office of the First Daughter a private affair, Charlene Ruto tells Kenyans
  15. Nation, 14 Dec 2022 Charlene Ruto: My office is not taxpayer-funded
  16. The-Star, 14 Dec 2022 Charlene Ruto comes clean on 'First Daughter office' after uproar
  17. Citizen Digital, 14 Dec 2022 Charlene Ruto Responds After Uproar Over ‘Office Of The First Daughter’ Remark
  18. BBC, 14 Dec 2022 Charlene Ruto: Kenya's 'first daughter' denies using public money
  19. GROUP, NTV KENYA-NATION MEDIA. "NTV Kenya: President Ruto: Leave Charlene Ruto alone". NTV Kenya. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
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