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William Ruto tears into the 'handshake' in final rally

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Deputy President William Ruto gives his speech during Kenya Kwanza's final rally at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

In his final rally ahead of Tuesday's election, Deputy President William Ruto stuck to a familiar message of his campaign, framing the vote as a contest between the people and a deep state and doubling down on his criticism of President Uhuru Kenyatta and Azimio la Umoja presidential candidate Raila Odinga.

Ruto, speaking in front of thousands of supporters at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, accused President Uhuru of attempting to meddle in the election, dismissed Raila as the president's stooge and a project out to impoverish the country through conflict of interest.

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