{"id":161181,"date":"2026-04-28T16:24:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T16:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/ruto-misquoted-hopes-for-no-consequences-from-in-laws"},"modified":"2026-04-28T17:06:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T17:06:51","slug":"ruto-misquoted-hopes-for-no-consequences-from-in-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/ruto-misquoted-hopes-for-no-consequences-from-in-laws","title":{"rendered":"Ruto Misquoted Hopes for No Consequences from In-Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong> <\/span>President William Ruto has said his recent remarks on English usage were taken out of context after a private conversation was made public and widely circulated online.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Tuesday at the Mining Summit in Nairobi, Ruto said he was addressing fellow citizens in what he believed was a private setting when the comments were recorded and shared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was misquoted. I hope there will be no consequences,\u201d he said, drawing laughter and cheers from those present.<\/p>\n<p>The President also sent greetings to Nigerian leadership, referencing his relationship with President Bola Tinubu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease pass my regards, Minister, to President Tinubu, my friend, and to Nigerians who are my in-laws, and do so in good English,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Ruto said the remarks that went viral were misrepresented in their circulation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was captured speaking to my fellow citizens, but they misrepresented the facts,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that his broader point was about the shared use of English across African countries, including Kenya and Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was talking about how we in Africa speak good English all of us. And in some countries like Nigeria, if you do not speak excellent English like the one we speak in Kenya, you might need a translator to understand it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Ruto reiterated that the comments had been taken out of context.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomeone decided to take it out of context,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The President made the remarks amid laughter and applause from the audience.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Nigeria\u2019s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Henry Dele Alake, also responded to Ruto\u2019s comments on English usage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI bring good tidings from the President and the people of the Republic of Nigeria. The people of Nigeria have mandated me to inform you and assure you that Nigerians speak good English,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Ruto made the original remarks while addressing participants at the Africa We Build Summit, where he was speaking about Kenya\u2019s education system and the competitiveness of its human capital.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting what he described as Kenya\u2019s strengths in education and language proficiency, the President said: \u201cOur education is good. Our English is good. We have one of the best English-speaking people in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then made a comparison involving Nigeria, adding: \u201cIf you listen to a Nigerian speak English, you will need a translator, even when they are speaking English,\u201d a remark that drew laughter from participants.<\/p>\n<p>Ruto later anchored his comments within a broader argument on workforce development, noting that Kenya\u2019s human capital ranks among the strongest globally but requires further sharpening through training and skills development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Kenya<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. President William Ruto has said his recent remarks on English usage were taken out of context after a private conversation was made public and widely circulated online. Speaking on Tuesday at the Mining Summit in Nairobi, Ruto said he was addressing fellow citizens in what he believed was a private setting when [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":161180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,12,7204],"tags":[544],"class_list":["post-161181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-policy","category-to-homepage","tag-kenya"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ruto Misquoted Hopes for No Consequences from In-Laws - kenya<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"-article-header-tag&quot;&gt; Africa-Press - Kenya. 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