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Retailers in Mathare Slum wait for customers to buy their groceries on Aug 28, 2020. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]
He had his eyes on the ball for 10 long years. He put his all into it, taking no prisoners. President William Ruto went against the grain in a gruelling contest that kept him on the road for years to clinch the country's leadership. His daily rallies and tours across the country irked his boss, who derisively coined the term 'tanga tanga' to describe him.
Every possible hurdle was thrown in his path. His supporters were unapologetically dismissed from plum jobs in Parliament and the Executive. Some were allegedly persecuted through the criminal justice system. As his role as Deputy President was downgraded, he took the humiliation in the Cabinet in his stride.
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