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When he finally takes the oath of office as Kenya's fifth president Tuesday, September 13, William Ruto will do so smug in the knowledge that his journey to the top has had its fair share of challenges.
First elected as MP for Eldoret North in 1997, the DP beaten odds that could easily break the strongest of hearts.
Ruto twice survived a stint in jail after he was accused of criminal acts on matters related to land. The unprecedented criminal trials at the International Criminal Court in the Hague Ruto's would follow, but like the other cases, it merely withered away, bringing out a unique career that has been sustained by fate.
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