President William Ruto turned heads at a livestock auction in Mombasa on September 4 after bidding a whopping 1 million on a bull. In what was an entertaining show on financial muscle by several leaders at the event.
Ruto initially lost out on two prized bulls before eventually having the last laugh with a commanding Ksh1 million bid. The auction kicked off with Ruto placing a Ksh200,000 bid for a bull nicknamed Santa Ghetto.
The Head of State's initial bid was quickly overpowered by Principal Secretary for Livestock Jonathan Mueke, who raised the bar to Ksh300,000 before Sports Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya sealed the deal with a Ksh350,000 bid. In the next auction, a 5-year-old Boran breed bull was up for grabs.
Weighing 775 kilograms, an initial offer of Ksh400,000 was placed by President Ruto, who was also quickly outmuscled financially by an unnamed bidder who raised the stakes to Ksh450,000. President William Ruto, Sports CS Salim Mvurya, Mombasa governor Abdulswamad Nassir and Senate Speaker Amason Kingi during an auction in Mombasa on September 4, 2025.
