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President William Ruto responds to claim he could be Kenya's authoritarian leader

Kenya's President William Ruto during an interview that aired on Al-Jazeera on Saturday, September 24, 2022. [Courtesy of Al-Jazeera]

President William Ruto has allayed fears that he could oversee an authoritarian regime as he starts serving his term as Kenya's fifth president.

An authoritarian leader makes decisions on policies, procedures and group objectives with little or no input from his or her team members or followers.

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