Who is William Ruto?

• Age: 55
• Served as deputy president since 2013 but fell out with boss President Uhuru Kenyatta
• First attempt at running for president
• Second-youngest person to win the presidency
• Has a PhD in plant ecology from the University of Nairobi
• Worked as a street trader as a teenager

• One of Kenya’s biggest maize farmers
• Charged by the International Criminal Court over post-election violence – charges later dropped

Source: BBC