Huldah Momanyi: I know President Ruto has a heart for Kenyans

Huldah Momanyi Hiltsley, the Kenya-born woman who won a Minnesota House Representative seat in the recent U.S. general elections, has described President William Ruto as someone with a heart for Kenyans.

Momanyi, while attending this year’s Jamhuri Day celebrations at Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi on Thursday, was asked by Citizen TV how he would rate President Ruto’s performance since assuming office in September 2022.

“I’m not in the business of rating President Ruto,” she responded, “but I know he has a heart for his people and he is doing the best he can to ensure he addresses the concerns of his citizens. He continues to do that and it’s all the citizens want.”

Momanyi is Kenyan-American and hails from Nyamira County.

Speaking of her plans on her first visit to the country since she made history after winning the Minnesota House of Representative seat, she said she hoped to meet President Ruto.

“I will head to Nyamira to celebrate properly, come back (to Nairobi) for some strategic economic meetings on Monday before I leave on Tuesday,” she said.

This year’s Jamhuri Day marks 60 years since Kenya became a republic in December 1964.