Kenya: Ruto to Lead Labour Day Celebrations in Vihiga

Kenya: Ruto to Lead Labour Day Celebrations in Vihiga

Nairobi -- President William Ruto is expected to lead the Nation in marking the 2026 Labour Day celebrations in Vihiga County.

President Ruto’s full Labour Day speech

We gather here today at Chavakali Boys High School, Vihiga County, with a deep sense of gratitude and honour to the men and women who keep the engine of our economy in motion. The people without whose sacrifice, sweat, and toil our nation would grind to a halt. We are here to celebrate the hands […]

Ruto explains why Labour Day celebrations were held in a school compound

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 1 – President William Ruto has attributed the delay in the construction of the long-awaited Kidundu Stadium in Vihiga County to land compensation disputes, saying the issue has now been fully resolved. Speaking during the 61st Labour Day celebrations at Chavakali Boys High School, the President said the government had been unable to commence construction until residents occupying the project site were compensated and relocate…

‘We are on right track, ignore screaming headlines,’ Ruto tells Kenyans

President William Ruto on Friday once again expressed his anger over media headlines, which he claimed were sponsored to undermine his transformative agenda. Speaking while presiding over Labour Day celebrations held in Vihiga County, the first time the event has been held outside Nairobi, Ruto urged Kenyans not to be swayed by what he termed as “screaming headlines,” maintaining that the country was on the right track. He went on to use the bib…