Uhuru and Ruto meet in bid to defuse tension in Jubilee

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto meet at his Harambee House Annex office, Nairobi.

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto yesterday held talks for 40 minutes in the latter's office interpreted as a gesture to calm the escalating tensions in ruling Jubilee Party.

The President walked to Ruto’s Harambee House Annex office shortly before 1pm from an official function at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre, and went into the meeting with Dr Ruto and a subsequent one involving House leaders at which the President reportedly decried the infighting in Jubilee.