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Why Uhuru avoided Ruto at the airport

President Uhuru Kenyatta chats with his deputy William Ruto during the Comesa International Trade Fair and High Level Business Summit at Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi in June. [File, Standard]

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s decision to bypass the presidential pavilion where his deputy William Ruto was waiting to receive him and leave the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) through the ordinary passenger terminals upon arriving from a trip to Zambia has added impetus to the recent talk of a souring of relations between the two.

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