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Kenya Elects First Evangelical Christian President by OLAADEGBU(m): 2:51am On Sep 15, 2022
Kenya Elects First Evangelical Christian President
1:00PM EDT 9/14/2022 JAMES LASHER

(William Ruto Twitter Page)
Read time: 2 minutes 37 seconds

God has taken centre stage in Kenya with the newly elected President William Ruto.

Mr. Ruto celebrated this blessing by getting on his knees and praying with his wife, Rachel, once the Supreme Court affirmed his election victory.

Earning the nickname "Deputy Jesus" from his opponents, Mr. Ruto and his supporters now carry it as a badge of pride. This is reminiscent to the term "Deplorables" that former presidential candidate Hilary Clinton gave to supporters of Donald Trump, but the similarities between the two presidents do not end there.

President Ruto was viewed as a political outsider, a self-described "hustler." He worked diligently to break the hold of power from the two dominant political families, the Odingas and Kenyattas, who tried to maintain their governmental power.

Compare this to the fact that outsider politicians in the United States have now ousted dominant political families in recent months. Come January 23, 2023, there will be no sitting member in Congress, the White House or state governments associated with the Bush, Cheney, Clinton or McCain families.

Kenya is a predominantly Christian country, with some 85% of the population identifying as Christian.

President Ruto put his faith on the forefront of his campaign, sharing pictures of himself as a young pastor to build relationships with his constituents.

He also credits his wife's prayer meetings and intercession on his behalf as a major contributing factor to his victory.

The same can be said for his deputy president Rigathi Gachagua's wife, Dorcas. She is a pastor who has lifted the two men and their country up in prayer, and has reaffirmed the importance of a prayerful family to bring glory to the Lord.

Exhibiting evidence of the unity that comes with honouring the Lord, President Ruto also enjoys the support of Kenya's Muslim community. They stand in agreement with Mr. Ruto's stance against same-sex marriage and in support of abortion restrictions within the country. Muslim support even gave Mr. Ruto's government a majority in the Kenyan Parliament.

President Ruto is expected to continue putting his faith first within his administration. Political analyst Macharia Munene explained to the BBC that this is how his opponent faltered when criticizing Christianity:

"His opponent Raila Odinga blundered when he spoke of Christianity being brainwashing and when his wife Ida spoke about regulating churches. All those statements worked in Ruto's favour vote-wise," Mr. Munene says.

Mr. Ruto hopes to start his term as president by tackling the crippling unemployment of younger workers, and to begin to lift up the poor communities of Kenya as the Bible commands.

President Ruto has shown that obedience to the Lord can and does lift up godly leaders. With an evangelical Christian in charge of an influential African country, Kenya is in a unique position to influence the continent to turn their hearts toward the Lord, repent of their sins and bring glory to God in the entire region.

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Earning the nickname "Deputy Jesus" from his opponents, Mr. Ruto and his supporters now carry it as a badge of pride.

God has taken centre stage in Kenya with the newly elected President William Ruto.

Mr. Ruto celebrated this blessing by getting on his knees and praying with his wife, Rachel, once the Supreme Court affirmed his election victory.
Re: Kenya Elects First Evangelical Christian President by Mokason288(m): 3:17am On Sep 15, 2022
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Re: Kenya Elects First Evangelical Christian President by chizyb042(f): 4:13am On Sep 15, 2022
Congratulations to him

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Re: Kenya Elects First Evangelical Christian President by LordIsaac(m): 5:14am On Sep 15, 2022
Africa and the "religionisation" of politics!

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Re: Kenya Elects First Evangelical Christian President by Kooldon(f): 5:32am On Sep 15, 2022
When the righteous is on the throne the people rejoice. Congratulations to the people of Kenya

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Re: Kenya Elects First Evangelical Christian President by ValCon888: 6:28am On Sep 15, 2022
He has won the race, it's time to work.
Show the people why they voted for you.

Unlike a certain politician that wants to be president because he says it's his turn.

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Re: Kenya Elects First Evangelical Christian President by OLAADEGBU(m): 8:47am On Sep 15, 2022
OLAADEGBU:


Earning the nickname "Deputy Jesus" from his opponents, Mr. Ruto and his supporters now carry it as a badge of pride.

God has taken centre stage in Kenya with the newly elected President William Ruto.

Mr. Ruto celebrated this blessing by getting on his knees and praying with his wife, Rachel, once the Supreme Court affirmed his election victory.

Praise the Lord! Hallelujah!
Re: Kenya Elects First Evangelical Christian President by Aaronsrod: 9:24am On Sep 15, 2022
Kooldon:
When the righteous is on the throne the people rejoice.
Congratulations to the people of Kenya

Congratulations to the people of Kenya!

The God of Israel will destroy their enemies.

Surely peace prosperity and abundance will follow this people.

We must do the same in Nigeria.

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Re: Kenya Elects First Evangelical Christian President by OLAADEGBU(m): 6:41pm On Sep 15, 2022
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Re: Kenya Elects First Evangelical Christian President by OLAADEGBU(m): 6:23pm On Sep 19, 2022
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Re: Kenya Elects First Evangelical Christian President by Danny50: 9:47pm On Sep 19, 2022
God be praise
Re: Kenya Elects First Evangelical Christian President by OLAADEGBU(m): 5:38pm On Sep 20, 2022
Danny50:


God be praise

Hallelujah! cheesy
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Re: Kenya Elects First Evangelical Christian President by OLAADEGBU(m): 6:03pm On Sep 26, 2022
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Re: Kenya Elects First Evangelical Christian President by OLAADEGBU(m): 11:05am On Oct 01, 2022
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