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Photos Of William Ruto New Ksh 600 Million Hotel In Shanzu

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Deputy President William Ruto is a man of means. The self proclaimed hustler will dish out millions in offerings every weekend when he attends a church service.

On a salary of just over a million, the DP source of his immense wealth can only be a subject of conjecture. In a separate article on this blog, we made a pretty good research on what the DP owns and his estimated net worth. 

Dolphin Hotel is near completion Photo/Nation Media Group

According to an article appearing on a leading daily, Ruto coughed kes600 million to construct what has been touted as the biggest hotel in Mombasa.

Sitting on a 10 acre parcel of land, the Dolphin Hotel will have 600 guest rooms-double the capacity of Pride Inn Paradise Hotel which was the largest until it was dethroned by Ruto’s hotel.

Dolphin Hotel is under Weston Hotel chain and has been under construction since 2016. The hotel has three floors and the beach view is said to be near completion.
Other interesting facts about the hotel

The hotel contractor is Avco Agencies Limited

Construction of Dolphin Hotel commenced in 2016

Construction was halted by the county government after residents complained that the contractor was dumping debris on a public road.

Journalist were manhandled after attempting to take photos of the imposing hotel

Name of developer is registered as Weston Hotel Limited

The DP has consistently maintained that he is not as rich as the media portrays him. Early last year, the Star published a story of Ruto’s residence in Uasin Gishu. The publication claimed the lavish home was worth kes1.2 billion.

The compound had a total of six houses, a private airstrip and an artificial lake. Ruto has been linked to other hotels in the CBD, reports he has rubbished.