First Lady Rachel’s sweet message to President Ruto as he turns 56

First Lady Rachel Ruto has come out to publicly celebrate her husband, President William Ruto, on his birthday.

Ruto turned 56 on Wednesday and Rachael took to social media to send him a message of goodwill, saying God has been faithful in their union.

The first lady, while referring to her husband as Bill, her oft-preferred name for public goodwill messages dedicated to him, also revealed that December 21 doubles up as their wedding anniversary.

“Psalms 9:1 I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. Happy Birthday and happy wedding anniversary, Bill. The Lord has been Faithful,” tweeted Mrs Ruto.

The first lady never shies away from celebrating her husband in warm public messages.

Just three months ago during President Ruto's inaugural address to the 13th Parliament, Rachel took to social media to revisit the memories oftheir humble beginnings.

“Reminiscing those early days, having to nurse my own children and nurture many others who saw a mother in me, if you told me I would someday become The First Lady, I would have laughed it off as a bad joke,” she wrote.

She described her husband then as “different”, saying “he pronounced nothing but greatness for himself and us all.”

“If you would tell him then, that he would someday become the President, I'm certain he would have smiled, and replied with an, "Amen!"."

Rachel added: “With his new responsibility as the President, I don't intend to learn selfishness now. I still want to be the Chebet he married three decades ago. His supportive wife Chichi, caring mother of his children and the accommodative First Lady of the People of Kenya.”

Rachel and Ruto met after college when they were both teachers. They married in 1991 and they together have seven children.