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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.

5435 articles published since 23 Sep 2019

Author's articles

Kimani Ichung'wah buys 18m shares in Housing Finance Group worth KSh 138m

Kimani Ichung'wah buys 18m shares in Housing Finance Group worth KSh 138m

a day ago

List of richest people from Trans Nzoia county, their businesses and properties

List of richest people from Trans Nzoia county, their businesses and properties

4 days ago

List of richest people from Machakos county, their businesses and properties

List of richest people from Machakos county, their businesses and properties

11 days ago

Safaricom explains eligibility criteria for 3 new loan products offering up to KSh 400k

Safaricom explains eligibility criteria for 3 new loan products offering up to KSh 400k

15 days ago

How Kenyan woman rose from Uber driver to millionaire businesswoman in US

How Kenyan woman rose from Uber driver to millionaire businesswoman in US

a month ago

Safaricom explains how Kenyans can access higher Fuliza loan limits

Safaricom explains how Kenyans can access higher Fuliza loan limits

3 months ago

Nairobi: Over 300 Entrepreneurs Benefit from Financial Literacy at Abojani Economic Conference

Nairobi: Over 300 Entrepreneurs Benefit from Financial Literacy at Abojani Economic Conference

a year ago

About 300 entrepreneurs learnt financial literacy from Robert Ochieng, Linus Gitahi and Mary Wamae at the third Abojani Economic Empowerment Conference.

Aviator Millionaires: Expert Cautions Kenyans Against Betting Products Designed to Showcase High Returns

Aviator Millionaires: Expert Cautions Kenyans Against Betting Products Designed to Showcase High Returns

a year ago

Market analyst at FXPesa Kenya, Rufas Kamau, said aviator betting is a probabilistic game designed to showcase high returns, just for entertainment.

Tala: Owner of Popular Kenyan Digital Lending App, Capital Raised

Tala: Owner of Popular Kenyan Digital Lending App, Capital Raised

2 years ago

Tala app was founded by Indian-American businesswoman Shivani Shiroya in 2011. Tala is one of the digital credit providers in Kenya. It raised KSh 19.9b in 2021

Anerlisa Muigai and 9 Other Kenyan Millionaires Under 40, Businesses They Own

Anerlisa Muigai and 9 Other Kenyan Millionaires Under 40, Businesses They Own

2 years ago

Nero water founder Anerlisa Muigai, 33, tops the list of promising young entrepreneurs in Kenya under 40. She is the daughter of Keroche owner Tabitha Karanja.

Credit Repair Framework: Backlisted Kenyan Borrowers to Get 50% Discount on Unpaid Loans

Credit Repair Framework: Backlisted Kenyan Borrowers to Get 50% Discount on Unpaid Loans

2 years ago

Central Bank of Kenya has launched the Credit Repair Framework to help over 4.2 million Kenyans listed on CRB to repay loans and repair their credit standings.

Laikipia Women Make Juice, Wine from Cactus Plant to Generate Income

Laikipia Women Make Juice, Wine from Cactus Plant to Generate Income

3 years ago

Over 15 women and youth groups in Laikipia are generating income from the invasive cactus plant which is harmful to livestock. They make juice, jam and wine.

Debts of Shame: Digital Lenders Now Risk Losing Their Licences for Exposing, Embarrassing Borrowers

Debts of Shame: Digital Lenders Now Risk Losing Their Licences for Exposing, Embarrassing Borrowers

3 years ago

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has accused unregulated digital lenders of wrongful CRB listing. A new clause to the CBK Bill 2021 seeks to tame the lenders.

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