Capt. William K. Ruto is the Managing Director of Kenya Ports Authority. He is also an Associate Fellow of the Nautical Institute and a Member of the International Harbour Master’s Association. He also oversees the Port of Lamu, Kisumu port in Nyanza region of Kenya and Inland Container Depots Nairobi and Naivasha among other port facilities.
His career spans over three decades in the maritime transport and logistics industry. As an accomplished professional, he has practiced and worked both in the private and public sectors. During this period, he has served in various positions that has seen him rise through the ranks from a Marine Deck Officer to a Ship Master commanding various cargo vessels. In the port industry, his career started as a Senior Pilot where he rose through the ranks serving as a Harbour Master and General Manager Port Operations.
He is a class 1 Master Mariner having trained in South Tyneside college of Nautical Science, United Kingdom. He holds a Master of Business Administration, Strategic Management option, from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in Kenya. He is a recipient of Kenya state commendation of Order of the Moran of the Burning spear (MBS) for his distinguished services to Kenya and his contribution to the maritime industry in the region.