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Kenya: William Ruto's Nominations Headache Ahead of 2022
Nation, 22 February 2021
Deputy President William Ruto is facing a political headache ahead of the 2022 elections after a number of his allies showed interest in the gubernatorial and parliamentary seats… Read more »
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Kenya: William Ruto's Brother Takes 'Hustler' Movement to Odinga's Kisumu Turf
Nation, 21 February 2021
Deputy President William Ruto has launched a charm offensive in ODM leader Raila Odinga's backyard in the Nyanza region. Read more »
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Kenya: DP William Ruto Throws a Lifeline to 2017 Poll Losers
Nation, 21 February 2021
They were relegated to oblivion immediately after losing in the last General Election but today, they are some of the most vocal in the political space courtesy of the 'hustler… Read more »
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Kenya: William Ruto Alleges Plot to Kick Him Out as Allies Are Teargassed in Nakuru
Nation, 21 February 2021
Deputy President William Ruto yesterday expressed his frustrations at State agencies and operatives around President Uhuru Kenyatta who he claimed are planning to kick him from the… Read more »
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Kenya: DP Ruto Warns of Plot to Push Him Out of Government
Capital FM, 20 February 2021
Deputy President William Ruto says he is aware of a plot to push him out of the Jubilee government in the escalating breakdown of the bromance with President Uhuru Kenyatta. Read more »
Endorsement Headache for Kenya's Deputy President
Deputy President William Ruto is facing a political dilemma ahead of the 2022 elections, after a number of his allies showed interest in the gubernatorial and parliamentary seats in Rift Valley and Mt Kenya region, each banking on his endorsement. Already, a political battle is taking shape as Ruto followers position themselves to dethrone sitting county chiefs as well as succeed those in their final terms in Uasin Gishu, Baringo, Nandi, and Bomet. Ruto faces a tough balancing act in Nyeri, Murang'a, Kirinyaga and Kiambu, where aspirants are aligning themselves with him, writes Onyango K'onyango for The Nation.
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Orange Democratic Movement leader, Raila Odinga, has reportedly signalled the formation of a "bigger political movement" with the ruling party that he described as unstoppable in ... Read more »
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President Uhuru Kenyatta has reportedly appointed allies of Raila Odinga, the leader of the opposition Orange Democratic Movement and his Wiper Democratic Movement-Kenya ... Read more »
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President Uhuru Kenyatta has set the tone for the rotational presidency debate with remarks suggesting he would prefer a person from an ethnic community other than any of the two ... Read more »
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Leaders and members of the public from across the country have launched the Building Bridges Initiative report, which has proposed that President Uhuru Kenyatta's successor may w Read more »
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With President Uhuru Kenyatta retiring, Deputy President William Ruto is campaigning to inherit the vote-rich region of Mt Kenya, but he is up against a wing of the Jubilee Party ... 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 (file photo).
