Kenyan President William Ruto has urged businessman Suleiman Shahbal to withdraw from the Mombasa governor race and instead focus on investment, according to Eastleigh Voice. Ruto said he personally advised Shahbal against seeking the county's top seat, arguing that his business experience could contribute more through investment, industrialisation and job creation. The intervention signals the president's preference for Shahbal's economic role over an electoral bid in the coastal county ahead of upcoming gubernatorial contests.

Kenyan President William Ruto has said his government is preparing a policy to end the export of raw minerals from the country, requiring companies to invest locally, add value to minerals and create jobs. Speaking in Samburu County, Ruto said he had personally intervened to halt mineral shipments from Magadi. He said the policy would cover all national resources, including oil, gold and rare minerals, declaring that Kenya would no longer sell unprocessed minerals abroad.

President William Ruto is facing pressure to ensure his directive targeting foreign nationals engaged in small-scale trade in Kenya does not fuel discrimination, hatred, or retaliation against Kenyans living and working abroad. According to Taifa Leo, concern is growing among Kenyans in the diaspora, some of whom are employed by foreign nationals including Burundians, who fear being targeted if tensions escalate. The concerns follow reports of Burundian nationals in Kenya being threatened and discriminated against after Ruto's order on traders.

Kenyan President William Ruto is relying on Cabinet secretaries and other government officials to carry the government's message to grassroots communities in the Mount Kenya region, aiming to rebuild support ahead of the 2027 general election. According to Taifa Leo, the strategy seeks to highlight Kenya Kwanza's achievements and counter claims the region has been sidelined since Rigathi Gachagua's removal as deputy president in October 2024. Ruto has acknowledged communication shortcomings have allowed misinformation to spread.

Hundreds of foreign nationals running small businesses in Kenya were thrown into panic after President William Ruto ordered a crackdown targeting them, according to Taifa Leo. The directive, issued on September 2 during a meeting with small business owners (MSMEs), reportedly triggered a rush for travel documents, closure of some businesses, and reports of threats and harassment, as foreigners interpreted it as an order to leave before the government clarified the operation's scope.

Members of Parliament from Kenya's Western region have presented President William Ruto with a list of demands they want addressed before backing his 2027 re-election bid, according to Taifa Leo. Their conditions include reserving the Deputy President position for a politician from Western Kenya in Ruto's second term, retaining the region's seat on the Parliamentary Service Commission, and completing stalled government projects. The MPs also want government intervention in the struggling sugar sector, resolution of education funding disputes, and electricity extended to underserved areas.