President William Ruto has clarified the existence of the office of First Daughter after his daughter Charlene went viral for alluding to having such an office.
In an interview with the media, Ruto laughed off the question regarding the existence of the office.
He defended her daughter from the criticism she had earned regarding the same saying she is a child who sometimes may find herself in such a conflicting situation.
"Leave my daughter Charlene alone (laughs,) these are kids. They are just being children. You know that there is no such office. She is being a daughter of Wiliam Ruto and sometimes she cannot separate between the President and the father," he said.
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Charlene went viral after she claimed she owned an office dubbed the First Daughter.
In an undated video clip, Charlene was heard referring to her office as the Office of the First Daughter while introducing members of her team at a function.
"Before again I continue I wanted to introduce quickly my team from Kenya," she said.
"And this is Jermain Momanyi, he is the head of Trade and Investment at the Office of the First Daughter," Charlene said to which the crowd responded with cheers, giggles and claps.
She, however, later clarified the issue and said the office is a private entity.
"The Office of the First Daughter is a private entity. It is neither a constitutional office nor is it being funded by Kenyan taxpayers. The office runs to purely facilitate the activities of and any programs by Ms Charlene Ruto," read her press statement.
"The Office of the First Daughter has at all times acted in good faith to ensure that the Kenyan Youth have a voice and get access to opportunities to enable sustainable livelihoods."
