Ruto vows to elevate Kenya’s education status, lists ongoing interventions
By Mark Mwithaga, April 28, 2026President William Ruto has vowed to elevate the city’s education status through proper infrastructure investment during his tour of the Kibera area in Nairobi.
Speaking in the area which was largely considered as Raila Odinga’s stronghold, the head of state maintained that he had kept the promise of building more classrooms in the area.
“So we have come to hand over this great facility to you guys. When I came here, we agreed to build more classrooms,” remarked Ruto.
The president revealed that 26 classrooms have been added to the education facility in the last two years. He reiterated that the ongoing project is being made successful through the use of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF).
The incumbent stated that his happiness would be to see every child in the country get a space to learn.
Ruto also mentioned that he is planning to hire more teachers as part of increasing the success of the project.
Interaction with students
During the visit, President William Ruto left pupils at Ayany Primary School amazed. On a post on X by State House Kenya, the president is seen being escorted to one of the classrooms and given a warm welcome.
During a Q&A session, one student made a bold comment that made Ruto laugh. The young boy, who did not identify himself by name, took the opportunity and asked the president to write anything they could learn from him on the blackboard.
“Mine is not a question. Please can you write anything on the board that we can learn from you?” stated the pupil.
President Ruto heeded the request of the child and wrote an inspirational message while displaying his amazing handwriting skills.
“The single most important empowerment any parent, society or nation can give to its children and future is education,” read the message.
He added a touch of class at the end by putting his initials at the bottom of the text.
The Commander-in-Chief comically asked the students if they knew what the initials meant, to which they uniformly responded. Responding to a different question, Ruto explained his reason for constructing classrooms around Kenya.
“It is important for us to have a learning infrastructure across Kenya. So the construction of classrooms is part of our program working with parents and us government to make sure that every child in Kenya has a chance to acquire knowledge,” said Ruto.
This visit comes hours after schools nationwide resumed for the second term after a month-long holiday.