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Fact-checking Ruto's claims during Sunday's live TV interview

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President William Ruto during the Presidential Roundtable at State House, Nairobi on June 30, 2024. [PCS, Standard]

During his televised interview Sunday night President Wiliam Ruto was hard-pressed to defend the government's response to days of nationwide protest against the Finance Bill 2024.

The Standard analysed the claims made by the president to support his arguments and fact-checked some of the key claims he put forth.

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