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Rachel Chebet Ruto (born 20 November 1969 in Likuyani, Kakamega County) is an educator and women’s rights advocate who serves as Kenya’s First Lady. She attended Likuyani Primary School and Butere Girls High School before earning a Bachelor of Education from Kenyatta University and later a Master of Arts from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa. Rachel met William Ruto at a university Christian Union rally and married him in 1991; they have six children and adopted daughter Nadia Cherono
Founded the Joyful Women Organization, a table-banking initiative that has economically empowered thousands of women across Kenya.
Received the International Honorary Fellowship Award on Women Empowerment in 2014 for her work championing economic inclusion
Launched the Mama Cycling Initiative to encourage healthy lifestyles and environmental awareness
Her firm opposition to same-sex relationships, expressed in March 2023, sparked widespread national debate.
