I'll Become a Preacher after Leaving Politics, Deputy President William Ruto Says

Deputy President William Ruto says he will become a preacher once he bows out of the political arena. 

Speaking in Kitale on Friday during a function to celebrate Pentecostal Evangelistic Fellowship of Africa (PEFA) Bishop Samuel Thiong'o's 50 years of God's ministry, Ruto said he will dedicate his life to preaching the gospel after retiring from politics.

Ruto also said that politicians should not overstay in power because there's life after politics.

"I will spend the rest of my life evangelizing when I quit active politics. I don't think there is a justifiable reason for any leader to overstay in power," Ruto said.

Ruto served as the leader of the Christian Union (CU) while studying at the University of Nairobi before graduating in 1990.

He later joined the dreaded Youth for KANU (YK92) group that campaigned for the then President Daniel Arap Moi during the 1992 election.

In 1997, Ruto won the Eldoret North parliamentary seat on a KANU ticket and defended it in the subsequent elections in 2002 and 2007.

He has been Kenya's Deputy President since 2013 and has declared he will run for President in the next elections.