Can you buy a bench for 150,000 shillings? Well, Deputy President on Thursday bought one, after a post on social media, over the bench went viral. on Thursday, June 25th, Ruto met the carpenters at his Karen home, a meeting attended by other jua kali artisans too.
I was privileged to meet and interact with Stephen Odhiambo and Dennis Otieno, two enterprising Kenyans with innovative ideas on garden furniture. I was thrilled by their cutting-edge skills and efforts. pic.twitter.com/ZPMXc8Ddwl
— William Samoei Ruto, PhD (@WilliamsRuto) June 25, 2020
The artisans, Odhiambo and Otieno may just have had their long awaited breakthrough by the simple move from Ruto. With his massive following, both online and from the public, the two artisans have won themselves a free advertising and a massive endorsement from the Hustler Nation brand.
Whether it was for political gains or just a genuine generosity deep from his heart, William Ruto just changed the lives of these two Kenyans.
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