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DP Ruto no-show during President's speech raises eyebrows

President Uhuru Kenyatta addresses the press at State House in Mombasa County. [Courtesy]

When President Uhuru Kenyatta addressed the nation from the State House in Mombasa his deputy William Ruto was nowhere in sight.

Dressed in a white shirt, with two flags behind him beaming colours, the President read his speech in a punchy tone finishing it with the response to questions from the press.

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