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DP Ruto’s next move after Uhuru bid to unite rivals

By Jacob Ng’etich | 4yrs ago

 

Deputy President William Ruto chats with elders during the grass root leaders' opinion shapers meeting in Isiolo County on August 12, 2021. [DPPS]

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s failed first attempt to rally opposition leaders behind one of them has elicited cautious excitement in Deputy President William Ruto’s political camp.

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