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The year was 2012. The place was Laico Regency, Nairobi. I was attending a meeting where William Ruto, the then a presidential candidate for the United Republican Party (URP), was the chief guest.
The campaigns were heating up. The election date had been set for March 2013. There was still some jostling over coalitions and political partnerships.
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