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Ruto all out for top seat, ambitious or just reckless move?

Deputy President William Ruto joins some residents of Mwanda village in Kinango Constituency when he arrived for a funds drive in aid of women groups, September 14, 2019. [Gedion Maundu, Standard]

Halfway through his second term as Deputy President, William Ruto continues to assemble an army of politicians and strategists for what he believes will be a politically bruising stab at the presidency, disregarding his boss’ instructions to keep off politics.

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