Ruto addresses speculation over his health condition
President Ruto explains his weight loss amid speculations from a section of Kenyans on his health condition
President Ruto explains his weight loss amid speculations from a section of Kenyans on his health condition.
President William Ruto says there is no cause for alarm over his weight loss that recently became visible to a section of Kenyans, leading to speculation on social media.
In a joint media interview at State House Nairobi, Ruto was asked why he has lately shed some weight, months after taking office.
In his response, Ruto said the pressure that came with campaigns toward the 2022 general election forced him to have irregular eating schedules, sometimes finding himself overeating or eating at odd hours.
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“I had an original fit that ran amok the last one and a half to two years. We went into elections and you know when you have elections there is a lot of pressure, sometimes you take out the pressure on food,” Ruto said.
“You have to do this and that and you don’t have time to go and exercise and sometimes you eat. Because you don’t know when you will get the next meal, sometimes you overeat.”
The president said he decided to lose weight since he took over power after the August 2022 polls.
“I decided to cut it down because my friend ile kibarua niko nayo si kidogo (I have a lot of work ahead). So you need to be alert for things to happen as planned.”
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