[PHOTOS] President Ruto present as NIS boss Noordin Haji's son weds

President William Ruto greets the groom, Noordin Mohamed Haji, during his wedding ceremony in Masalani, Garissa County, November 29, 2025. /PCS

President William Ruto on Saturday joined a host of high-profile guests at the wedding of the son of National Intelligence Service Director General Noordin Haji in Masalani, Garissa County.

The groom, Noordin Mohamed Haji, exchanged marriage vows with his fiancée, Jamila Mohammed Abdulgader Al Sawae, in a ceremony conducted under Islamic and Somali cultural traditions.The groom, Noordin Mohamed Haji. /PCSNoordin Mohamed Haji is taken through the process of his marriage vows to Jamila Mohammed Abdulgader Al Sawae in Masalani, Garissa County, on November 29, 2025. /PCS

Ruto, dressed in a white Kaunda suit, a matching Godfather cap and holding a walking stick, was received with song and dance as he arrived at the venue in Ijara Constituency to witness the young couple solemnise their union.President William Ruto and other guests during Noordin Mohamed Haji's wedding ceremony in Masalani, Garissa county, November 29, 2025. /PCS

The President was accompanied by National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula, Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen, Interior PS Raymond Omollo and Health CS Aden Duale, among other senior government officials.

ODM party leader and Siaya Senator Oburu Odinga was also present.

"Marriage is a wonderful blessing he who finds a wife finds a good thing. Wishing the newlyweds a lifetime of love and happiness," Oburu said.Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang'ula greets the groom Noordin Mohamed Haji during his wedding ceremony in Masalani, Garissa county, November 29, 2025. /PCS

"I extend my warmest congratulations to the young couple as they begin this new chapter. May their union be strengthened by faith, guided by wisdom, and filled with peace and prosperity. Wishing Mohammed and Jamila a lifetime of joy and grace," Wetang'ula said.Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang'ula follows proceedings during the wedding.Guests during the wedding of Noordin Mohamed Haji and Jamila Mohammed Abdulgader Al Sawae in Masalani, Garissa county, November 29, 2025. /PCSGuests during the wedding of Noordin Mohamed Haji and Jamila Mohammed Abdulgader Al Sawae in Masalani, Garissa county, November 29, 2025. /PCSPresident William Ruto with the groom Noordin Mohamed Haji (on his right), November 29, 2025. /PCS

Before attending the wedding, the President had launched the construction of the 376-unit Masalani Affordable Housing Project in Ijara.

He noted that the initiative would bolster local economies by ensuring that elements of the work—such as the fabrication of steel doors and windows—are undertaken by Jua Kali artisans from the community.

Ruto also commissioned the newly built Yusuf Haji Girls Secondary School in Masalani, where he handed over a new school bus and laid the foundation stone for the institution’s second phase of development.

He added that the Kenya Kwanza administration is committed to ensuring that every child, in every part of the country, has access to quality education that empowers them to thrive.