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Kenya: Ruto's Running Mate Headache as Allies Maintain a Low Profile
Nation, 19 August 2020
Deputy President William Ruto and his campaign advisers are racking their brains on who to pick as his running mate, with national appeal and the number of votes likely to be… Read more »
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Kenya: Locked Out of Pangani, DP Ruto Allies Now Find New Office
Nation, 19 August 2020
Allies of Deputy President William Ruto are working to operationalise the Jubilee Asili Centre, a place they want to act as the DP's 2022 presidential campaigns nerve centre. Read more »
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Kenya: Raila, DP Ruto Close Ranks On Senate Raids Against Senators
Nation, 19 August 2020
Deputy President William Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga, in a rare show of unity and reading from the same script, Tuesday condemned President Uhuru Kenyatta's government over… Read more »
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Kenya: CS Matiangi Denies Calling for DP Ruto's Resignation
Capital FM, 20 August 2020
Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi on Thursday denied calling for Deputy President William Ruto's resignation when he appeared before the Senate Security Committee on… Read more »
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Kenya: Ruto Dares 'Deep State' on His 2022 Bid
Capital FM, 12 August 2020
Deputy President William Ruto has now dared the 'deep state' which comprise highly influential government operatives he accuses of scheming to ensure he does not succeed President… Read more »
Kenya’s DP Ruto Struggles to Get Running Mate For 2022
Deputy President's de facto spokesperson - Jubilee deputy secretary-general and Soy MP, Caleb Kositany, has said that the DP's camp has many options for a running mate and a decision will be made towards the end of 2021. Leaders across the country have been hesitant to openly show their support for the DP. This happens in the midst of a complusory leave for all ministers and principal secretaries that has triggered speculation of a major reshuffle. A rift between the DP and President Uhuru Kenyatta developed following Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga's handshake, with reports claiming that Kenyatta wanted Odinga to be his successor instead of Ruto.
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A senior member of President Uhuru Kenyatta's cabinet has told The Nation that the fight between the president and his deputy "is now real and vicious", and the only question has ... Read more »
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Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga is reportedly pitting President Uhuru Kenyatta against his deputy William Ruto. Odinga says the issue is about the change of the ... Read more »
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Lawmakers allied to Deputy President William Ruto are baying for blood following a call by MPs allied with President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga for the ... Read more »
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With the ongoing Building Bridges Initiative campaigns which President Uhuru Kenyatta has reportedly left entirely in the hands of opposition leader Raila Odinga, political ... Read more »
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Although Deputy President William Ruto's supporters blame the media for casting unfair attention on him, the real pressure according to the them, is coming from powerful people in ... Read more »
Deputy President William Ruto and Bidco Africa chairman Vimal Shah, right, during the official opening of Bidco Industrial Park in Ruiru, Kiambu County, July 25, 2019.
