By Sam Alfan .
President William Ruto’s daughter Charlene Ruto has reconciled with a publisher who wrote a book on her, without seeking her consent.
Charlene and Webster Ochora Elijah recorded a consent on August 18 ,2025 bringing to an end criminal charges instituted against the writer.
The consent indicated that the matter before a Milimani court had been withdrawn, after reaching the deal.
“The Accused shall not publish, distribute, disseminate, or cause to be published in any form or medium the book or any material containing content referring to, depicting, or purporting to narrate in the first person the events forming the subject matter of this case, whether directly or indirectly identifying the Complainant,” reads the consent.
It further stated that Ochora shall not sell, license, assign, or otherwise transfer any rights in relation to the said book or its contents to any third party for purposes of publication, production, or adaptation.
“That in the event of breach of clauses 3 or 4 herein, the Complainant shall be at liberty to institute Civil proceedings to recover any damages suffered from such a Publication and this consent shall not operate as a defence to such a Civil Proceedings,” reads the consent.
The also offered an apology, which the Charlene accepted, leading to the resolution of the matter.
However, prosecutor told the court she needed time to seek direction from her superiors.
Milimani Magistrate Robinson Ondieki directed the matter to be mentioned next month for further directions.
