In October 2019 the Nation claimed Ruto's acquisition of 900-acre land of another former vice president haunted Ruto because he had been involved in irregular acquisition of the land. In the same month Ruto claimed the articles were persistent and obviously sponsored Fake news by bankrupt media that are increasingly finding it difficult to sale without the name Ruto. Later in the same month a human rights lobby Activists called for investigation into mysterious acquisition of a 900 acre piece of land that formely belonged to another former vice president murumbi. According to the allegations Murmubu had been involved in a loan dispute over loan defaults with a state corporation AFC against the land that was charged as a secuirty for the loan. It is alleged Murumbi defaulted the loan and AFC took over ownership of the land that was eventually sold to Ruto after he paid off the loan owed to state corporation.