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DP William Ruto backs embattled Senator Johnson Sakaja in degree row

DP William Ruto (left) with Senator Johnson Sakaja during the launch of Musalia Mudavadi's presidential bid, January 2022. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Deputy President William Ruto has waded into the controversy surrounding the academic qualifications of his ally, Johnson Sakaja, and described it as an assault on his Kenya Kwanza coalition.

The DP, who spoke in Gusii region on the second day of his visit, also claimed the academic credentials of his main rival in the August elections, Raila Odinga, are questionable.

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