William Samoei Ruto a matter of hours from Ph.D.

Deputy President William Ruto attends a past graduation ceremony at St. Paul's Nyabururu Teachers Training College in May 2018. [File, Standard]

In less than 24 hours, it will be a triple celebration for Deputy President William Kipchirchir Samoei Ruto.

Ruto will be conferred with a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Plant Ecology. Friday December 21 will also be his 52^nd birthday. It will also be Ruto and Rachel 27^th wedding anniversary.