Makueni Woman Shocks Ruto by Swearing That She Doesn’t Know Who He Is, Never Heard of Him

President William Ruto was left momentarily stunned and amused after a woman in Makueni County candidly told him she had never seen or heard of him before. In a video clip that has since gone viral the president approached a local woman, who identified herself as Rosemary, standing near a recently constructed bridge to greet her and engage residents about the project’s impact. Ruto: Habari yako? Unaitwa nani? Woman: Rosemary. Ruto: Hii ndio daraja yenu? Ilikuwa inasumbua sana, sasa mambo iko sawa? Woman: Maji ilikuwa inasumbua watu hapa. Ruto: Unajua hawa watu, ni wageni sana? Woman: Eeeh Ruto: Mimi ni mgeni pia? Woman: Eeh. Ruto: “Hujawaikuniona?” Woman: Sijawaikukuona. The President laughed off the unexpected response, continuing to explain that the new bridge would protect the community from floods and improve safety. “Hii daraja yenu tumetengeneza, watu watakuwa salama, maji haitawasumbua, mafuriko haitawasumbua, si ndio hivyo? Alafu sasa huko juu nitasukuma hiyo barabara,” he told her. The incident occurred as President Ruto kicked off his week-long development tour of the Ukambani region, where he launched several infrastructure and land reform projects.