vicepresident predecessor children religion name birth_date order term_start spouse article_title birth_name occupation
william ruto pauline musyoka 6 christian rachel ruto 20 november 1968 second lady of kenya 9 april 2013 william ruto -lrb- 1991 -- present -rrb- rachel ruto
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rachel ruto

rachel ruto is the wife of william ruto , 1st deputy president of kenya and the second lady of kenya .
rachel was very instrumental in assisting her husband 's campaign , often seen by her husband 's side .
during her tenure as the second lady of kenya , she has become an advocate for women 's rights and women 's empowerment .
through the joyful women organization , she has been able to spur a table banking intitiative throughout kenya , and still spreading to the rest of africa .
on january 17 , 2014 , her excellency rachel ruto was awarded with the international honorary fellowship award on women empowerment at the binary university in malaysia .
