Morara says Ruto called him after Kipkaren project exposé
Youthful political commentator Morara Kebaso has revealed that President William Ruto personally called him following one of his hard-hitting “The Vampire Diaries” episodes, which exposed a stalled water project in Kipkaren, Uasin Gishu County.
Speaking during an interview with Andrew Kibe on July 23, 2025, Morara recounted how the unexpected call came through a friend who now works at State House.
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The friend, a former university classmate and fellow Jubilee presidential campaigner, reached out casually—or so Morara thought.
“One of my friends, tulisoma na yeye campus, tulikuwa Jubilee presidential campaign team na yeye lakini Ruto akamchukua sai anafanya kazi State House,” Morara said. “So when this guy called me, mimi nilijua ni beste yangu ananipigia. Nikachukua tukaongea, ‘niaje bro,’ then akasema someone wants to talk to you.”
Unexpected voice
To Morara’s surprise, the next voice he heard was none other than President Ruto himself.
“Ruto’s voice is unmistakable,” Morara said.
“Akikusalimia tu hivi hata kama ni kwa simu, utajua ni yeye. Akasema, ‘Kijana, habari, namna gani, unendeleaje?’”
Morara’s conversation with Ruto
President Ruto, according to Morara, expressed familiarity with his work and even knew the details of his home region down to the ward level.
“He told me, ‘Nimeona kazi unafanya ni mzuri. You are young, and you have a bright future. You can come. Hapa iko nafasi ya vijana kama wewe ya kukuwa mentored ili mgrow.’”
While the call was cordial and encouraging, Morara revealed that he politely declined the invitation at the time, saying he felt it was too risky.
“I heard him, but at the time, he was saying that crossing over to Ruto was a death sentence. I told him I was okay, but I was grateful.”
Morara’s “The Vampire Diaries” series gained traction from 2024 just after the Gen Z-led anti-government protests in June and July for exposing government failures, abandoned projects, and social injustices in various counties.
His exposé on the Kipkaren water project, he says, drew national attention, apparently even reaching the highest office in the land.
Morara used to crisscross the country to check on various government projects that had stalled and showed them to Kenyans in his episodes that were shared through social media.
