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Japhet Ruto

Education: Communication and Journalism, Moi University (2011-2015). March 2024: Experimenting with new formats and Advance digital reporting curriculum from Google News Initiative.

Experience: Digital Content Editor, African Laughter Limited (2017-2019), Marketing & Communications Intern, Brand Kenya Board (2017), Chief Investigative Reporter, Moi University (2014), Editor, Moi University (2011-2012)

Awards: BAKE Awards’ Agriculture Blog of the Year (2019)

Japhet Ruto is an award-winning TUKO.co.ke journalist with over eight years of working experience in the media industry. Ruto graduated from Moi University in 2015 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Journalism. He is a Business & Tech Editor. Ruto won the 2019 BAKE Awards’ Agriculture Blog of the Year. He was named TUKO.co.ke's best current affairs editor in 2020 and 2021. In 2022 and 2023, he was TUKO.co.ke's best business editor. He completed the Experimenting with new formats and Advance digital reporting curriculum from Google News Initiative. Email: japhet.ruto@tuko.co.ke.

5444 articles published since 23 Sep 2019

Author's articles

Daniel Koikai: Profile and Career of Njambi Koikai's Father

a year ago

Parents Receive Daughter’s First Salary, Distribute It Among Family Members

Parents Receive Daughter’s First Salary, Distribute It Among Family Members

a year ago

Getting Visa: Lady Whose Friends Relocated Abroad Cries She's Lonely, Netizens React

Getting Visa: Lady Whose Friends Relocated Abroad Cries She's Lonely, Netizens React

a year ago

African Man Gets US Visa after Telling Embassy He Wants to Ride Bicycle Abroad

African Man Gets US Visa after Telling Embassy He Wants to Ride Bicycle Abroad

a year ago

Crypto Trader Donates KSh 28m to Build King Solomon-Sized Church in His Village

Crypto Trader Donates KSh 28m to Build King Solomon-Sized Church in His Village

a year ago

African Nurse Working In US Shows Off Beautiful Mansion Back at Home

African Nurse Working In US Shows Off Beautiful Mansion Back at Home

a year ago

Woman Lands New Job After Multiple Application Rejections: "God Came Through"

Woman Lands New Job After Multiple Application Rejections: "God Came Through"

a year ago

A woman took to her TikTok account and shared the news about her employment with her social media followers. The lady was excited about the new opportunity.

Lady Shares Fetish Things She Found in Carpenter's Shop After Giving Him Over Ksh 60k for Furniture

Lady Shares Fetish Things She Found in Carpenter's Shop After Giving Him Over Ksh 60k for Furniture

a year ago

A lady has taken to social media to share the fetish items she found in the shop of a carpenter whom she gave over KSh 60k to make furniture for her.

Woman Collects KSh 129k Flight Money From Her Husband, Uses it to Buy Foodstuff

Woman Collects KSh 129k Flight Money From Her Husband, Uses it to Buy Foodstuff

a year ago

A woman said her family was supposed to travel to Owerri through Air Peace but she used the KSh 129,000 flight fare to buy food for the house and clothes.

21-Year-Old Woman Wows Netizens With Neatly Arranged Bedsitter

21-Year-Old Woman Wows Netizens With Neatly Arranged Bedsitter

a year ago

A young woman took to Facebook, where she unveiled her beautiful bedroom. The girl's room left people in awe at how neat and well-organised it looked.

Netizens Donate Money, Start Business For Old Man Moulding Blocks: "One Trailer of Dangote Cement"

Netizens Donate Money, Start Business For Old Man Moulding Blocks: "One Trailer of Dangote Cement"

a year ago

Luck smiled on a Nigerian man as fellow countrymen have come to his aide. The man, who moulds blocks, now has a cement business with a stocked shop.

Boss Gifts Employee With Versace Set on First Day Back at Work, Netizens Loves It: "Beautiful"

Boss Gifts Employee With Versace Set on First Day Back at Work, Netizens Loves It: "Beautiful"

a year ago

A boss showed kindness to employees as they came back from leave. The employer gifted one of the workers with Versace perfume and a bag. TikTok video going viral.

Man Loses KSh 300k Job after Friend He Helped Reported Him to Mzungu Boss

Man Loses KSh 300k Job after Friend He Helped Reported Him to Mzungu Boss

a year ago

A man has lost his well-paying job of KSh 300,000. This happened after a friend he helped snitched on him to his Mzungu boss, leading to his sack.

Kenyan Woman Breaks Down Her KSh 130k Net Salary Expenses, Remains with KSh 16k

Kenyan Woman Breaks Down Her KSh 130k Net Salary Expenses, Remains with KSh 16k

2 years ago

A Kenyan woman who takes home a monthly net salary of KSh 130,000 has broken down her expenses. She revealed she pays a rent of KSh 14,000 and saves KSh 30k.

Newborn Infant Grabs Doctor's Hand and Refuses to Let Go, Hilarious Video Goes Viral

Newborn Infant Grabs Doctor's Hand and Refuses to Let Go, Hilarious Video Goes Viral

2 years ago

A newborn baby stunned many people with the way he grabbed the hand of the medical doctor who delivered him. The baby completely refused to let go of his glove.

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