Hugs And Smiles As William Ruto Meets His Primary School Teachers: "Mungu Ni Mkubwa"

• President William Ruto schooled at Kamagut Primary School in Turbo Constituency, Uasin Gishu county
• Ruto was later transferred to Kerotet Primary, where he sat for his Certificate of Primary Education (CPE)
• The head of state enrolled at Wareng' Secondary School and later Kapsabet High School in Nandi county

Dennis Lubanga, a Kenyan journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings more than 10 years of experience covering politics, news, and feature stories across digital and print media in Kenya.

Uasin Gishu - Kamagut Primary School roared to life on Monday, January 8, following a visit by President William Ruto.

It is at his learning, situated in Turbo Constituency in Uasin Gishu, where the head of state schooled.

"It was nostalgic going back to my former primary school and meeting my nursery teachers as we laid the foundation stone for the construction of a modern school," president Ruto posted on X.

During the rare visit, the 57-year-old head of state shared a light moment with the teachers as he reminisced about his days at the institution.

Where was President William Ruto educated?

TUKO.co.ke understands that President Ruto started his education at Kamagut Primary School before transferring to Kerotet Primary, where he sat for his Certificate of Primary Education (CPE).

After his primary education, he enrolled at Wareng' Secondary School in Eldoret Town and later Kapsabet High School in Nandi county for his O-level studies before joining the University of Nairobi for his tertiary education.

In a related story, TUKO.co.ke earlier reported that during the laying of the foundation stone for Kamagut Primary School, the head of state met a teacher identified as Ouma.

Ruto asked him about his travels from Busia before reminding him how he caned them during their days in school.

Ouma laughed for a short while before telling Ruto that he had become the president to insinuate the canes had an impact.

What William Ruto's former teachers told him

He then asked the head of state to remember them.

Addressing the crowd, the president reminisced about his days as a schoolboy before thanking all his teachers.

"Teacher Ouma. Ouma caned us a lot. You punished us here... oh my. Ouma is here, isn't he? That teacher... I've even heard Nyutu saying he'll give him something for tormenting us. But to all my teachers, I want to say thank you very much," he said amid laughter.

The head of state had nothing but praise for telecom giant Safaricom for their contribution towards the project.

He explained that redeveloping the school would help students by providing a superior environment in which to learn and perform better.

Ruto appealed to other corporations to join and supplement the government’s efforts for such worthy causes.