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Why Uhuru, Ruto friendship was built on quicksand

President Uhuru Kenyatta with Deputy President William Ruto at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport shortly before the Head of State left for South Africa on January 11,2018. [PSCU]

The relationship between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto has been a mixture of betrayal and duplicity.

It dates back to 2005 when Ruto abandoned Uhuru to co-found ODM with Raila Odinga.

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