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Elements of 'State of the Nation' speech that Ruto ought to have delivered

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“My fellow citizens, I’m not certain if this gives me any pleasure any more to stand before this august House, which I am accused of capturing, or even addressing this nation, when every citizen is chanting: Kasongo, Wantam, Must Go…

How do Kenyans think I respond to such chants that convey utter contempt for my person and the institution I represent? Isitoshe, the fake media will be out there conducting what they call fact-checking, insinuating I am a liar.

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