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Is DP Ruto's support from Central Kenya for his 2022 presidency assured?

It is said by hunters in my culture that you do not shout at an antelope before you are at a shooting distance. This may scare the antelope or it may arouse other hunters to overtake you. This is the same case with Deputy President William Ruto’s 2022 to 2032 presidency. The President and his deputy when they visited Eldoret, the former revealed what could have been their secret deal of leadership.

This secret deal that now is in the public domain is the concern of some political leaders from Central Kenya. It first started with the vocal and flamboyant Kiambu Governor William Kabogo who after much pressure from some quarters he was forced to clarify to appease the disgruntled section of both Rift valley and Mt. Kenya region that he was misquoted. Of course a common political defense.

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