Editor's Review

President William Ruto caught himself bursting into laughter after the priest hilariously asked him for a "light" job.

The lead cleric during an interdenominational thanksgiving service in Kabarnet, Baringo county, caused a moment of laughter after imploring President William Ruto to assign him a government job. 

Accompanying the president for the Sunday, November 13, service was his deputy Rigathi Gachagua, local leaders among them Governor Benjamin Cheboi, and a host of high-ranking government officials.

In the course of his summon, Bishop William Kotut of the AIC church went off on a tangent to thank the president for entrusting some of the Baringo natives with plum posts in his government.

He specifically marveled at the appointment of Simon Chelugui to head the Cooperatives and Micro and Small Enterprise, and John Tanui, who has been proposed to occupy the Principal Secretary post in the ICT and Digital Economy docket.

It was at that moment that he pleaded with Ruto to consider him for a "light" office that "doesn't require too much of vetting".

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Bishop William Kotut of the AIC church in Kabarnet, Baringo county. Photo: Screengrab from Facebook.

He referenced ACK archbishop emeritus Eliud Wabukala who seats in the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) top brass.

"We are grateful that you have given them jobs. I also want you to consider me. You know Bishop Eliud Wabukala, was made the EACC chairman. There are also other such commissions that we can seat in. We also have brains, we are educated," he said.

"Consider us for those commissions that do not require too much vetting. We will undertake those duties as we continue to preach," the priest amid laughter from the faithful in attendance.

The congregation attending the service, including the president, could not help bursting into laughter as the cleric made his appeal.

Ruto is on record partnering with the church in running the country.

Since his inauguration, the president has partaken in thanksgiving services across the country, with the first one being in Kiambu county in early September.

With upward of 7.1 million votes, Ruto trounced his long-standing political arch-rival Raila Odinga to win the presidency.

Raila trailed as the first runner-up with over 6.9 million votes.