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DP Ruto launches chicken auction, recalls old days

DP WIlliam Ruto holding a chicken during a chicken auction at Kamagut in Uasin Gishu County. [Photo: Courtesy]

Deputy President William Ruto on Saturday retraced his days as a “hustler” when he launched a pioneer chicken auction at Kambi Kuku on the busy Eldoret-Uganda highway in Uasin Gishu County.

Surrounded by bodyguards and top government officials, Ruto stood at the same place he stood as a penniless and jobless youth as he hawked chicken years ago.

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