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How Ruto has managed to dominate parliament to push his agenda

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When President William Ruto hosted ODM rebel MPs for lunch at State House in Nairobi September 13 2023. [File, Standard]

Whatever President William Ruto wants, he gets, thanks to the firm grip he has on the bicameral parliament, a body fashioned to check the excesses of the Executive.

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