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Raila: Ruto throws crumbs to the poor

 

Orange Democratic Party leader, Raila Odinga [right] and Mombasa County deputy Governor Joseph Kingi in Mombasa. He told leaders to support Building Bridges Initiative. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]

In what is shaping up to be a contest of jibes, poverty found its place in the national discourse as ODM leader Raila Odinga accused Deputy President William Ruto of deriving pleasure in seeing the poor scramble for alms and tokens from him.

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