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Time will tell how high Ruto climbed 'murima'

President William Ruto in Lari, Kiambu County, inspected the Mau Mau Road Lot 1A and Lot 1B that will ease transport of people and goods, and connect Kiambu to other counties. [ HIRAM OMONDI/PCS. 5/3/2025

After six long months of re-energising and maybe rehearsing, President William Ruto dusted his hiking boots and literally scaled the mighty Mt Kenya last week.

At the base of the mountain, he held a briefing with scribes explaining the mission, his love for climbing the mountain despite the (perceived?) obstacles, how he had cleared the expected minor hurdles to the hike by removing the real obstacles, which made him the undisputed mountaineer.

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