Kenya: Ruto's Associates and the Trouble of Perceptions

23 February 2020
analysis

Deputy President William Ruto's long march to State House has hit turbulence, and how he navigates this rough stretch will determine whether or not he succeeds President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2022.

He is well aware of that turbulence, and accuses a cabal of government officials of thwarting his efforts to rise to the top seat. If that is true, it places him between a rock and a hard place, because the Deputy President, whether for want of knowledge or for political reasons, continues to associate, dine and wine with individuals of questionable repute.

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