Editor's Review

  • The President was expected to grace the event, but missed out. He, however issued a promise to the newlyweds.

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday sent a goodwill message to June Ruto; daughter of Deputy President William Ruto as she got married to her Nigerian fiancée Dr. Alexander Ezenagu.

The President while leaving the National Prayer Breakfast at Parliament Buildings, asked his deputy (June’s father), to convene his congratulatory message to the newlyweds and promised to visit them after the Madaraka Day celebrations.

“Pongezi tena, you will tell them pongezi sana. Ntawaona nkitoka huko Kisumu,” the President said.

Yesterday, June and her fiancée Dr. Alexander officially got married at a private ceremony held at DP Ruto’s Karen residence.


Pictures of June donning a lavish white gown were shared on social platforms as her parents walked her down the aisle.

DP Ruto wore a tuxedo while Mama Rachel slayed in a pink long dress.

The ceremony was attended by family, close friends and a section of political leaders including ANC party leader Musalia Mudavadi, former Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwagi Kiunjuri among others.


The wedding came two weeks after the Ruto family hosted a delegation from Nigeria for an event dubbed ‘Koito’; where the introduction was done and bride price negotiated.

Dr. Ezenagu is an Assistant Professor at the College of Law at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar, while June works at the Kenyan embassy in Warsaw, Poland, as the Charge D’Affaires.