President William Ruto’s official portrait now available, but at a fee

President William Ruto’s official presidential portrait has now been made available to the public, the Government Spokesperson has announced.

In a tweet on Thursday, Spokesperson Cyrus Oguna gave directions on how one can get the official portrait, which will be sold at Ksh.300.

“They can be collected from the Department of Information at 5th floor, Uchumi House, Agakhan Walk, Nairobi. Offices and individuals at the county and sub-county levels can get their copies from County/Sub-county Information Officers,” Oguna said.

Commonly, presidential portraits are placed in a frame made of glass and wood.

The presidential portrait is commonly placed in government offices, and a number of individual business owners also opt to have them mounted inside their premises.

In the presidential photo, Dr Ruto is dressed in a grey coat, White Shirt, and a Polka-dotted yellow tie – which symbolises his UDA Party colour.

On its footer, the Portrait is written; “His Excellency Dr. William Samoei Ruto, C.G.H. President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces.

Unlike his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta’s presidential portrait which had a plain white background only, Ruto’s photo captured a part of the Kenyan flag and has a grey background.

Other than the portrait, Ruto also has a unique Presidential standard.

The standard’s colour is yellow and has two crossed spears and a shield bearing the colours of the national flag. It also has a wheelbarrow, which is a symbol of Ruto’s UDA Party.

The standard, which is in the form of a flag will be mounted on his official car, and also hoisted at State House and his offices.