Is Kenyatta Slowly Getting Rid of Deputy President Ruto?
After Interior Secretary Fred Matiang'i's appointment as "head boy" or "low-key prime minister", many people have argued that there should be clarity on what William Ruto will be doing. Matiang'i's new position of overseeing the implementation of government projects is the role that Ruto had taken as his own in his numerous tours across the country in a bid to gain popularity as 2022 presidential elections approach.
Deputy President William Ruto.
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Kenya:
Ruto the Isolated Man in Kenyatta's New Game Plan
Nation, 23 January 2019
In a move to consolidate state power, and 14 months after he was sworn in for his final term, President Uhuru Kenyatta has made a surprise re-organisation of the government and put… Read more »
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Kenya:
William Ruto Role in New Structure Biggest Puzzle in Jubilee
Nation, 24 January 2019
Deputy President William Ruto met with President Uhuru Kenyatta in Mombasa yesterday, a day after Mr Kenyatta appeared to transfer most Ruto's powers and responsibilities to… Read more »
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Kenya:
Ruto Gets Lunch Date With Kenyatta After Cabinet Shakeup
Nairobi News, 23 January 2019
President Uhuru Kenyatta hosted his deputy for a Swahili lunch date in Mombasa on Wednesday hours after announcing a cabinet re-organization that diluted the influence of William… Read more »
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Kenya:
DP Ruto Retreats From Public View and Tweeps Are Worried
Nairobi News, 8 January 2019
Kenyans online are worried lot about the whereabouts of Deputy President William Ruto. Read more »
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Kenya:
I'll Back Whoever Beats Me in 2022 Party Nomination - Ruto
Capital FM, 3 January 2019
Deputy President William Ruto has said he will support whoever beats him in the 2022 Jubilee presidential nominations. Read more »
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Kenya:
Ruto's State House March Is Unstoppable, His Allies Declare
Nation, 1 January 2019
Deputy President William Ruto's allies hit back Monday at those seeking to block him from succeeding President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2022, saying his march to State House is… Read more »
InFocus
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Interior Secretary Fred Matiang'i will now report directly to President Uhuru Kenyatta and will oversee the implementation of all government projects. The appointment has sparked ... Read more »
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Deputy President William Ruto's camp says MPs Alfred Keter, Joshua Kutuny and Silas Tiren are being used by Ruto's political detractors, after saying he should be investigated for ... Read more »
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William Ruto may be heading back to the International Criminal Court - the prosecutor at the ICC Court has reportedly been "relentlessly but quietly" piecing together fresh ... Read more »