A video of William Ruto seemingly struggling with making a well rounded chapati hat has gone viral capturing the light-hearted moment the president at Karen, Nairobi, where he met the Dawoodi Bohra community’s spiritual leader, His Holiness Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin.
In the clip, President Ruto is seen joining members of the Dawoodi Bohra community in rolling a chapati dough on a wobbly chapati rolling board. The footage shows the president struggling to shape a perfectly round chapati, a moment that drew smiles from those present and quickly caught the attention of social media users.
The video was recorded during Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin’s visit to Kenya, following his arrival on January 8, a trip that saw him meet the Dawoodi Bohra community.
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The video attracted comments from social media user. b.a.r.r.y_ posed: "Raaaaais machine ya chapo million iko?"
_.abdulkareem_ wrote, "El chapoo button."
kkibesh wrote, "Machine ya chapati ndio hio."
Dawoodi Bohra community, a Shia Muslim group of Indian Gujarati origin, has lived in the country since the early 19th century and has contributed to various aspects of society.
President Ruto was accompanied at the event by Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale, Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja, and Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba.
During the same event, Governor Sakaja praised the Dawoodi Bohra community’s structured approach to food management, noting that their system ensures zero food wastage.
“The first time I came here, I was amazed that there is zero wastage of food, even chapati, in this campus. There is a team in charge of ensuring all food is finished,” Sakaja said.
The viral moment comes against the backdrop of President Ruto’s March 2025 pledge to support Nairobi County’s Dishi na County school feeding programme. While touring Mathare and Ruaraka constituencies, the president directed Governor Sakaja to procure a chapati-making machine to support the initiative.
The automated machine is expected to enhance the programme’s capacity by producing up to one million chapatis daily for school-going children across Nairobi.