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William Ruto's tough math of settling debts, rewarding loyalists

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DP Rigathi Gachagua, President William Ruto and Prime Cabinet Secretary nominee Musalia Mudavadi. [PSCU]

President William Ruto's nominations to the Cabinet settled some of the debts he had but it left some of his key allies without a clear future.

Ruto has appointed leaders of parties that supported him, giving a soft landing to election losers and key supporters in the Cabinet and other plum positions.

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