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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

Kenya's auditor-general exposes KSh 4.1b CDF bursaries unaccounted for by MPs

Kenya's auditor-general exposes KSh 4.1b CDF bursaries unaccounted for by MPs

16 hours ago

Nation Media Group makes KSh 41.7m loss in first half of 2025

Nation Media Group makes KSh 41.7m loss in first half of 2025

a day ago

Laikipia county advertises 254 vacancies for enforcement assistants, other positions for job seekers

Laikipia county advertises 254 vacancies for enforcement assistants, other positions for job seekers

a day ago

Aden Duale announces free treatment of Kenyans in Level 2 to 4 hospitals countrywide, contracted facilities

Aden Duale announces free treatment of Kenyans in Level 2 to 4 hospitals countrywide, contracted facilities

2 days ago

MOGO Ltd announces auction of 43 boda bodas, tuk-tuks from KSh 30,000

MOGO Ltd announces auction of 43 boda bodas, tuk-tuks from KSh 30,000

3 days ago

Kenyan govt fails to release SHA payments, private hospitals demand civil servants pay cash

Kenyan govt fails to release SHA payments, private hospitals demand civil servants pay cash

6 days ago

Cessna Citation XLS: Features, cost of AMREF plane that crashed in Nairobi killing 6

Cessna Citation XLS: Features, cost of AMREF plane that crashed in Nairobi killing 6

7 days ago

The Cessna Citation XLS, a midsize jet operated by AMREF Flying Doctors, crashed in Nairobi’s Mwihoko area on August 7, shortly after takeoff from Wilson Airport.

Broke Kenyan govt seeks to raise KSh 100b from Kenya Pipeline sale

Broke Kenyan govt seeks to raise KSh 100b from Kenya Pipeline sale

8 days ago

The financially strained Kenyan government is planning to generate KSh 100 billion by selling off the Kenya Pipeline Company. Treasury aims to bolster the coffers.

Donald Trump's administration imposes KSh 1.9m visa bond on 2 African countries

Donald Trump's administration imposes KSh 1.9m visa bond on 2 African countries

8 days ago

The Donald Trump administration has implemented a visa bond requirement of $15,000 (KSh 1.9m) for visitors from Zambia and Malawi, the State Department announced.

Kipchumba Murkomen launches new technology to allow Kenyans receive IDs in 3 to 7 days

Kipchumba Murkomen launches new technology to allow Kenyans receive IDs in 3 to 7 days

9 days ago

Kenya’s Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has introduced a transformative technology, the Mobile Live Capture Unit, to expedite the issuance of IDs.

150 Kenyan SACCOs allegedly disappear with KUSCCO's KSh 1.3b, leave organisation in losses

150 Kenyan SACCOs allegedly disappear with KUSCCO's KSh 1.3b, leave organisation in losses

9 days ago

The Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Co-operatives (KUSCCO) has sought help from the State to track down 150 SACCOs that took out KSh 1.33b loans and defaulted.

Powerball Jackpot hits KSh 57 billion cash prize to be won

Powerball Jackpot hits KSh 57 billion cash prize to be won

10 days ago

The US Powerball jackpot has surged to an astonishing KSh 57 billion cash prize, captivating lottery enthusiasts. Players are scrambling to purchase tickets.

Inside new TSC salary structure for Kenyan teachers, breakdown for grades

Inside new TSC salary structure for Kenyan teachers, breakdown for grades

13 days ago

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) in Kenya has rolled out a revised salary structure for 2025 under the 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

Kenyan newspapers review: Teachers express frustration after receiving as low as KSh 36 in pay rise

Kenyan newspapers review: Teachers express frustration after receiving as low as KSh 36 in pay rise

14 days ago

Kenyan teachers are voicing widespread frustration following the implementation of a recent pay rise, with some receiving as low as KSh 36 in salary increments.

List of most corrupt institutions in Kenya in 2025, police service tops

List of most corrupt institutions in Kenya in 2025, police service tops

15 days ago

Transparency International has ranked the National Police Service as Kenya's most corrupt institution, topping the list due to widespread bribery.

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