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Ruto and his 'Hustler Grandees' living large as real hustlers suffer

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President William Ruto in arrives for an event in Kegati, Nyaribari Chache, Kisii County. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

William Ruto is hard-working, politically crafty, focused, and has produced a privileged class - The Hustler Grandees - with all the airs of European aristocratic pretensions. They take their cue from The Grand Master himself, Dr Ruto, in flouting their presence with a grating 'don't care' attitude.

They appear to have an unlimited supply of public resources to enjoy even as education and health services deteriorate. In the process, they seem to be courting a revolution and appear to be oblivious about it. They seem to ask Kenyans, mta-do?

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