President William Ruto has purchased a Boran bull weighing 720 kilograms for Ksh700,000 during an auction at the opening day of the Nairobi International Trade Fair.
President Ruto secured the bull at an auction at the Jamhuri Show Grounds on Wednesday, October 1.
The Head of State secured the bull after his bid went unopposed, emerging victorious in the contest.
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutai Kagwe also walked away with a bull weighing 630 kilograms.
CS Kagwe bought the bull for Ksh600,000 after a competitive bidding process against Agriculture Principal Secretary Kipronoh Ronoh.
The auction for the bull began at Ksh300,000 and quickly rose to Ksh350,000. Kagwe placed a bid of Ksh400,000, which Ronoh countered with Ksh450,000.
The agriculture CS then raised his bid to Ksh500,000 and finally pushed it to Ksh600,000 and was declared the winner.
The auction was part of the ongoing Nairobi International Trade Fair (NITF) at the Jamhuri Show Grounds along Ngong Road in Nairobi.
The trade fair began on Monday, September 29, and is set to conclude on October 5, 2025
This comes a month after President Ruto bought a bull for Ksh 1 million at the Mombasa International Agriculture Society of Kenya (ASK) Show livestock auction.
Ruto emerged victorious in a heated bidding war for the three-year-old Chianina bull weighing 885 kilograms, imported from South Africa.
The bid was initiated by Senate Speaker Amason Kingi at Ksh300,000, with President Ruto immediately raising the stakes to Ksh400,000.
Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir pushed the price to Ksh500,000, prompting Kingi to counter with Ksh550,000.
Governor Nassir responded with a Ksh600,000 bid before President Ruto escalated the competition with a Ksh700,000 offer.
Following brief consultations between leaders, a final bid of Ksh1 million was announced, and President Ruto secured the bull.
