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I call him Chirchir: President-elect William Ruto's rural neighbours remember the boy who was destined for greatness

Eudiah Jebet, Wiliam Ruto's nursery school teacher, at her rural home in Kamagut in Uasin Gishu County on August 16, 2022 [Christopher Kipsang,Standard

Kamoret villagers in Kamagut location, Uasin Gishu County, are excited by how their son is almost the president.

President-elect William Ruto was born there on December 21, 1966.

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