{"id":133315,"date":"2026-03-06T14:02:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T14:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/ruto-reveals-he-funded-eldoret-concert-through-sports-ministry-after-ngenos-all\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T14:02:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T14:02:50","slug":"ruto-reveals-he-funded-eldoret-concert-through-sports-ministry-after-ngenos-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/ruto-reveals-he-funded-eldoret-concert-through-sports-ministry-after-ngenos-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruto reveals he funded Eldoret Concert through Sports Ministry after Ng\u2019eno\u2019s all"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAROK, Kenya, Mar 6 \u2014 President William Ruto has revealed that he tapped funds from the Ministry of Sports to support a major artistes\u2019 concert in Eldoret after a persistent appeal from the late Johanna Ng\u2019eno.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaking during Ng\u2019eno\u2019s funeral service in Narok County, Ruto recounted how the outspoken legislator repeatedly tried to reach him while seeking financial backing for the event, prompting the President to eventually return the call.<\/p>\n

According to Ruto, it was unusual for the MP to contact him several times in quick succession, which made him suspect something urgent had come up.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was unusual for Ng\u2019eno to look for me that many times. He looked for me three, four times, and even more, until I knew there was a problem,\u201d the President said.<\/p>\n

When he finally reached him, Ng\u2019eno explained that he had organized a major celebration for artistes in Eldoret expected to attract about 20,000 people, but needed government support to make it successful.<\/p>\n

Ruto said the MP informed him that the event had already been planned and was scheduled to take place within two days.<\/p>\n

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Ng\u2019eno, however, responded saying he actually needed Sh30 million for the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe told me, \u2018It\u2019s not Sh20 million, it\u2019s Sh30 million,\u2019\u201d the President added, drawing laughter from mourners.<\/p>\n

Ruto said he ultimately intervened by directing the Ministry of Sports to work with the legislator and support the concert using funds from the ministry\u2019s budget so that the artistes could benefit from the initiative.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the end, I had to make several efforts and directed the Ministry of Sports to work with him so that the artists could be supported,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The President described Ng\u2019eno as a passionate champion of creatives who had volunteered his time and energy to advance the welfare of artistes across the country.<\/p>\n

Ruto noted that the lawmaker remained committed to supporting the creative sector even in the days leading to his death.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause he took up that responsibility and volunteered to help the artists, even at the time of his death he had gone to assist artists in Endebess. Johanna Ng\u2019eno deserves recognition,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

To sustain the initiative, the President announced that the government will commit Sh20 million annually for the next five years to support concerts and programmes aimed at empowering artistes.<\/p>\n

Ruto also praised Ng\u2019eno for his dedication to public service, noting that the late legislator had made significant contributions to development in Emurua Dikirr Constituency and was widely known for his bold leadership and sacrifices for his constituents.<\/p>\n

The President extended his condolences to Ng\u2019eno\u2019s family and the people of Narok County, saying the country had lost a courageous leader who was deeply committed to serving his people.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAROK, Kenya, Mar 6 \u2014 President William Ruto has revealed that he tapped funds from the Ministry of Sports to support a major artistes\u2019 concert in Eldoret after a persistent appeal from the late Johanna Ng\u2019eno. Speaking during Ng\u2019eno\u2019s funeral service in Narok County, Ruto recounted how the outspoken legislator repeatedly tried to reach him […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133315"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133315\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}