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Deputy President William Ruto has questioned the politicians claiming that he is disrespecting his boss, President Uhuru Kenyatta. According to the DP, none of these politicians has ever voted for Uhuru.
In a wide-ranging interview with NTV’s Ken Mijungu, Ruto said that apart from Uhuru’s family, no one else has been loyal to the President like the DP.
Ruto claimed that he was sent by President Daniel Arap Moi to convince KANU nominated MP to resign and pave way for Uhuru to join parliament in 2001. Uhuru, who had unsuccessfully vied for Gatundu South MP in 1997, was nominated to parliament and appointed local government minister.
In 2002, Ruto was the only politician at Uhuru’s side when he conceded defeat to Mwai Kibaki at the Serena Hotel. All the other KANU members had disappeared.
Ruto sacrificed his own ambition to be president and supported Uhuru in 2013. No one else wanted to back the head of state.
With all these revelations, do you think it will be good for Uhuru to betray his deputy in 2022?
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Ruto Reveals Plot to Send him to ICC
In an interview with NTV’s Ken Mijungu, on Thursday, January 23, Ruto disclosed that there was a group of people who had sent individuals to Kenya to revive the ICC cases against him.
Ruto: I am Married to Rachel, not Uhuru
Deputy President William Ruto on Thursday dismissed claims that his political marriage to President Uhuru Kenyatta is over.
Ruto instead said as far as he knows, he is only married to one wife – Rachel – and not anyone else.
“I have heard many stories, and I have read many headlines – the marriage has died… bromance, and love. My friend, Uhuru Kenyatta is married to Margaret; and I am married to Rachael,” he said.
El Adde Attack: KDF Ordered the Camp to be Blown Up
Kenya marked the fourth anniversary of al shabaab attack on the El Adde KDF base in Somalia’s Gedo region last week.
The death toll was not made public but it was in excess of 147 students killed in the militants’ attack on Garissa University on April 3, 2015.
Fresh details have, however, emerged indicating that the KDF command at the base likely ordered the camp to be blown up to avoid the soldiers being taken prisoners.
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