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DP William Ruto: The gift of gab that makes or breaks the ‘Hustler’

Deputy President William Ruto

Deputy President William Ruto has a special relationship with language. At times, his passion takes over and he will recite Bible verses at the drop of a hat. Other times, it will get him into messy situations, which luckily for him, he can talk his way out of.

Like any other career politician, the best and the worst of him comes out during campaigns when it seems everyone is fair game. During the presidential election last year, Ford Kenya party leader Moses Wetang’ula, now a Ruto follower, was on the receiving end of one of the DP’s famous tirades. The stakes were high at the time. While Jubilee had already decided on its candidate, the flag bearer for the opposition coalition, Nasa, remained a grey area.

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