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President William Ruto addresses a past function. [File, Standard]
In a week dominated by major political events, with huge ramifications for the region and continent, I had no idea that Prezzo Bill Ruto had the time to retreat to a studio to turn his roadside declaration-about a massive road in North Eastern region-into an online musical sensation.
That was until Prezzo Ruto drew my attention to it, apparently because he was very upset that young Kenyans had appropriated his voice in such a cynical manner. His solemn speech, chanting the various locations that the road would course through had been turned into a syncopated rap.
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