Charlene Ruto's Office Of The First Daughter

Charlene Ruto, the daughter of President William Ruto, is once more at the center of an internet uproar after she introduced the people on her team at the "Office of the First Daughter." Charlene called her staff to present them to the crowd while speaking to attendees of the 2022 You Lead Summit on Tuesday in Arusha, Tanzania, at the East African Community headquarters.

"Before I go any further, let me briefly introduce my Kenyan squad. I'll thus begin with the back. One of my team mates, Mike Sagana, is who you see here. He is a politician and my team's primary advisor. To applause and laughter from the audience, Ms. Ruto introduces Jermaine Momanyi, who works as the first daughter's office's head of trade and investments. She can be seen tossing her hair and laughing in a video before attempting to continue amidst the chaos.

“This is…I don’t get what’s funny,” she says. Seeing as Kenya does not have such thing as an Office of the First Daughter in the constitution, Charlene’s comments have drawn mixed reactions from Kenyans online.

“Lakini Charlene Ruto surely, now there is an ‘Office of the First Daughter’? Complete with a team of ‘Advisors’ and probably a cabinet. Wueh,” said Twitter user @Wachira_254_.

Caxstone P. Kigata wondered: “You mean we have an Office of the First Daughter fully financed by the Exchequer?”

“Office of the first daughter??? It's giving Ivanka Trump,” Wagatwe Wanjuki wrote on Twitter, while Alberto Nyakundi asked, “I am confused over here. Is it a public or private office?”

Since her father took office in September, Charlene has been traveling the nation, meeting with different county officials, and even traveling abroad to meet with foreign dignitaries. When asked about her engagements in a recent interview, she made a passing reference to her work as a "climate change activist" and a voice for young people.

"I believe that our president, first lady, CSs, county governors, and others are doing a lot both domestically and internationally, but who is speaking up for the youth?" In the chat with YouTuber Mungai Eve on Saturday, Charlene posed.

We already have a seat at the table since our president loves the youth so much, but who will advocate for them? That is why I made the decision to take on that role. I will speak up for the youth and defend the neighborhoods.