Nairobi, April 29 -- President William Ruto has moved to clarify his remarks that recently sparked outrage online. The President's comments about how Nigerians speak English did not go down well with many people.

However, Dr Ruto has insisted that his words were taken out of context and were meant in a light-hearted manner and unifying spirit rather than as criticism.

Speaking during the '2026 Mining Investment Conference' in Nairobi, President Ruto defended himself, saying the intention was to highlight shared fluency in English across Africa.

"The facts are that I was talking about how we, in Africa, speak very good English, all of us," he said on April 28.

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