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Not even family or close allies will be spared in graft war, warns Uhuru

President Uhuru Kenyatta inspects a guard of at State House, Windhoek, Namibia. [PSCU]

A presidential salvo fired in a far away land, and State House’s pulling down of his social media accounts over claims of infiltration yesterday exposed the muted fallout within President Uhuru Kenyatta’s government over the fight against corruption.

Barely a day after Deputy President William Ruto expressly described the ongoing purge as selective, lacking integrity, fought on convenient half-truths and with political outcomes in mind, the President endorsed the purge, saying nobody -- not even his “closest political ally” -- would stand in the way of the anti-graft fight.

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