Explainer: Rules on VIP foreign travel

DP William Ruto arrives at Emining Secondary School, Eldama Ravine, 2014. [Boniface Thuku, Standard]

Deputy President William Ruto’s recently aborted trip to Uganda once again depicted the fallout between himself and President Uhuru Kenyatta, but it was also another case of the government reading from different scripts.

The DP said while he was at the airport, he was asked to seek clearance from Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua.