Ruto keeps off politics, honours Ichung'wah's father's legacy

President William Ruto consoles Mama Mumbi Ngugi, mother of Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, during the funeral of her husband Mzee Isaac Ngugi in Kikuyu, Kiambu County. [PCS, Standard]

For the first time in a long while, President William Ruto avoided political rhetoric at a function often used by politicians to trade barbs.

Speaking at the funeral of Isaac Ichung’wah Ngugi, father of National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, President Ruto chose instead to honour the late man’s virtues and values, urging Kenyans to embrace these for the nation’s progress.