Kenyans in the US were on Monday left in stitches after President Ruto cut short a woman after failing to understand accent of the woman.
Ruto, who was on a state visit to the US had to interrupt the woman, saying her flow of English was too first for him to understand what she was saying.
“Excuse me madam, Your English is a bit (laughs)…Can you maybe try Swahili?” the President had asked.
“Ama kidogo upunguze the tweng, imenipita kidogo. I’m sorry (Or you can reduce the tweng (the typical sound of the speech of people from a certain place)).”
The woman went on to speak slowly, at some point asking “Is that slow enough?” amidst laughter from the audience.
When she was done with her question, the President had to ask for clarification saying, “I had to get translation, I now know what you want”.
Ruto met with Kenyans living in the US at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, on the first day of his State Visit to America.
He went on to state that Kenya has a programme on electricity and last-mile connectivity, one that has been worked on for the last 10 years.
He went on to state that as of 2024, there are 10 million households connected to electricity in the country.
“In our budget this year, we have set aside Sh12 billion that is going towards the programme of last mile connectivity,” he said.
He then apologised for not understanding the woman on the first go.
“Forgive me if I didn’t understand you. Kiingereza yako ndio imenichanganya kidogo lakini ni sawa (Your English confused me a bit but it’s okay),” Ruto told the woman at the end of the meeting.