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Ngugi wa Thiong'o: Ruto is selling the country cheap

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President William Ruto and US President Joe Biden at the White House during Ruto's recent State visit to the US. [AFP]

Literary icon Prof Ngugi wa Thiong'o has called out President William Ruto over his dalliance with the West, faulting him for siding with oppressors by "selling the country cheap."

In a stinging open letter to the Head of State, Prof Thiong'o described images from Ruto's recent state visit to the United States as "very disturbing," saying the president had chosen to betray the African pride and become the agent of the West.

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