The government has now explained why June Ruto was selected June Ruto for enrollment for a one-year National Security Strategy programme offered by the National Defence College (NDC).

According to Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale the decision to pick President Ruto’s daughter was arrived at after she was seconded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

This is where she works on various diplomatic assignments, to study. The clarification came after Kenyans on X questioned why June was appointed.

“June Ruto, the daughter of the president and staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is one of the sixty-seven students who started their classes today, July 3,” Duale said on Citizen Tv.

He added that “she is among the three that were nominated by the ministry of foreign affairs to do the one-year national security strategy course.”

The CS added that participants have been drawn from across government ministries, departments and agencies including KRA, EACC, NIS, ODPP, KDF and the Ministry of Health.

He blamed the rage, especially among Kenyans on social media platforms, on misinformation.

“This is part of the fake news and propaganda people are peddling,” he said.

Duale, who gave the inaugural lecture to the 2024/2025 cohort, says that the programme has also included nineteen participants from sixteen allied countries in Africa and Asia.

June Ruto, and the other students, will be equipped with skills on leadership, strategic studies, and national security key in tackling emerging security challenges.