Currently, Kenya has a progressive tax structure, like that in the U.S. Tax rates start at 10% for the first 288,000 KES (Kenyan shillings, worth about $2,179 in U.S. dollars) and increase over a ...

President William Ruto, Kenya’s self-styled “hustler in chief,” tells anyone who will listen that his East African country of about 55 million people is “ open for business.” ...

Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto has been elected as the country’s next President, the electoral commission announced Monday. Ruto won with 50.49% of the vote, narrowly defeating veteran ...

Ruto has faced several hurdles en route to landing Kenya’s top job. He first declared his intention to run for president in 2006, but lost his party’s nomination.

William Ruto was sworn in as Kenya's fifth president on Tuesday, a week after the Supreme Court rejected a challenge by his defeated opponent in a close-fought election he won by portraying ...

Ruto’s government is abducting people every day. Literally. There is not one day that has passed since the anti–finance bill protests started in June when Kenyans are not being bundled into ...

Kenya's President William Ruto sent a finance bill with major tax hikes back to lawmakers a day after the parliament was besieged by furious protesters.

Kenya's new president William Ruto, seen Tuesday behind fountain fireworks, holds up a ceremonial sword as he is sworn in to office at a ceremony held at Kasarani stadium in Nairobi.

VIDEO: Streets protests in Kisumu - the eastern Kenya stronghold of former prime minister Raila Odinga - after his opponent William Ruto was declared winner of Kenya's hard-fought presidential ...

Mr. Ruto, 56, has defended his travels, saying he was securing jobs and deals for Kenya. But following a public outcry, he announced a cut in travel spending and the size of government delegations.

Mr. Ruto, in the vest in the center of the circle, addressing Kenyans who were affected by flash floods in the Rift Valley region of Kenya last month. Daniel Irungu/EPA, via Shutterstock ...

Kenya is a country of devout believers, with even Chief Justice Martha Koome attributing the Supreme Court's judgement confirming Ruto's victory as "the work of God" - rather than the court itself.