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Irony of spending billions in top seat campaigns to earn millions

President William Ruto hosts more than 10,000 grassroots leaders from Kitui, Machakos and Makueni counties at Kitui State Lodge, on November 15, 2025. [File, Standard]

The presidency is not about the paycheck, but about the economic ecosystem it controls. I have isolated the presidency because it can give a picture of how much money Kenya loses every five years.

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