•On Saturday, Ruto joined other leaders in Brazzaville at the summit of the Three Basins Climate Change Conference in Congo.
•Ruto pledged to cut Sh500 million in his travel budget to support learners who are abled differently.
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Just like he is described by his peers, President William Ruto has proved to be a workaholic.
The President's diary runs nonstop with no breaks, whether it's a holiday or weekend.
If Ruto is not commissioning projects, he is meeting diplomats, holding meetings at State House as well as attending summits outside the Kenya border.
Last week, he was on his 37th foreign trip since he took over as Kenya's fifth President.
Ruto was in China for the better part of last week.
Last week on Sunday, the President attended a church service in Dagoretti South, Nairobi.
As the week started, Ruto on Monday held bilateral talks with several dignitaries in Nairobi.
The President met the Japanese ambassador to Kenya Ken Okaniwa who delivered a message from Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
Ambassador Okaniwa informed Ruto about his forthcoming official visit to Japan following an invitation by PM Fumio.
Ruto also held talks with Austrian Federal Minister for Labour and Economy Dr Martin Kocher who was accompanied by the Austrian business community.
The President also met Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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President William Ruto spent his day on Tuesday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to hold bilateral talks and attend the Future Investment Initiative summit.
On the sidelines of the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Ruto met PepsiCo's CEO for Africa, Middle East and South Asia Eugene Willemsen.
On Tuesday, Ruto had his 38th foreign trip, where he spent his day in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to hold bilateral talks and attend the Future Investment Initiative summit.
On the sidelines of the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, he met PepsiCo's CEO for Africa, Middle East and South Asia Eugene Willemsen.
Ruto also met the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Bin Salman where they held bilateral talks.
The two leaders held discussions on insecurity and terrorism that are slugging developments.
On Wednesday, the President who was back in the county inspected Uhuru Gardens ahead of King Charles III and Queen Camilla's State Visit next week.
Ruto was accompanied by CS for Defence Aden Duale, Chief of Defence Forces Francis Ogolla, CS for Gender and Culture Heritage Aisha Jumwa and Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja.
Ruto said Kenya is honoured to be the chosen country by the King and Queen for their first visit to a Commonwealth nation.
"Kenya is honoured that King Charles III and Queen Camilla have chosen our country for their first visit to a Commonwealth nation," he said.
On Thursday, the Head of State was in Kasarani, Nairobi where he flagged off 203 vehicles which he said are to be used by education officials across the 47 counties in the management of the sector.
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At the same time,Ruto urged residents of Njiru, Kasarani Constituency to cooperate with the government or be evicted.
He said that the residents will be allowed to buy the land from the government failure to which they will be evicted.
“I am told that there are people who have built things around here in a land that isn’t theirs. We are going to agree with them on the amount of money they will pay and if they fail, then we will evict them,” said Ruto.
The President noted it was wrong for Kenyans to acquire land illegally.
The County and National government will facilitate the process of settlement in a way that Ruto says will be fair to the owners of the land and those occupying it.
Going further, Ruto pledged to cut Sh500 million in his travel budget to support learners who are abled differently.
The. President said the funds will be used to build a manufacturing plant for assistive devices for learners with disabilities.
“I will knock off a few things in my budget again including my travel allowances so that I can find Sh500 million. The money will be used to start a factory that will manufacture local devices that will assist learners with special needs,” he said.
“Nitakata pesa ya travel ndio tufanye hiyo construction. (I will cut money for travels so that we will do the construction),” he added.
From the cuts in his travels, and contributions by the Ministry of Education, and the National and County Governments, Ruto believes it will be possible to build a factory and produce assistive devices for learners with disabilities.
On Friday, the President was in Taita Taveta where he announced that he had slashed the executive's travel budget by Sh11 billion.
" I saw that the media saying I reduced the budget by Sh500 million. No, it is not 500 million but I have reduced by Sh11 billion for those going on those trips," Ruto said.
The president explained that some trips are not beneficial to Kenyans.
While in Taita Taveta, he commissioned the Sh 60 million Voi Gemstone Value Addition Centre.
On Saturday, Ruto joined other leaders in Brazzaville at the summit of the Three Basins Climate Change Conference in Congo.
The summit aimed to implement the first global coalition to restore 350 million hectares of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
This was President's Ruto 39th trip since he assumed office last year in September.
It was at the summit that Ruto annoucned that Africans intending to travel to Kenya in 2024 will no longer need visas.
"By the end of this year, no African will need a visa to enter Kenya. The time has come to understand the importance of doing trade between us," he said.
The Head of State said the move is aimed at boosting trade with African countries.