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With Raila by his side, the next election is Ruto's to lose

President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga at State House, in Mombasa, on February 24, 2025. PCS]

The Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Cooperatives scandal continues to fuel a slow burn. Perhaps the muted response, especially from officialdom, stems from the fact that the extent of malfeasance is yet to be fully revealed.

Billions are alleged to have been lost through theft at the umbrella body for saccos. It is quite probable that many prominent Kenyans, including a section of the political elite without whose connivance the scam would not have been possible, may be implicated in the days to come.

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