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Ruto tours Central in bid to take the pulse of restless residents

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President William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua meet Field Marshall Muthoni, the wife of General Stanley Mathenge, at Sagana State Lodge, Nyeri. [PCS]

President William Ruto completed his five-day working visit to the Mt Kenya region on Wednesday in a tour replete with heavy political overtones reminiscent of an election campaign.

The tour was planned and executed like a political rally with popular Kikuyu gospel and Benga artistes led by Ngaruiya Junior, the face of United Democratic Alliance's rallying song 'UDA, Kazi ni Kazi', playing a prominent role.

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