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Heated debate on Rift Valley vote as Raila seeks deal with Ruto

Opposition chief Raila Odinga

Few expected Opposition chief Raila Odinga’s overtures to Deputy President William Ruto to back his presidential bid in 2017 to be taken seriously.

Mr Ruto is firmly in the Jubilee camp and has stated unequivocally that he would support President Uhuru Kenyatta’s re-election bid in anticipation of receiving support from the Jubilee leader’s vast support base in Central Kenya.

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