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Ruto tosses Uhuru playbook in battle with Gachagua to reclaim Mt Kenya

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President William Ruto welcomed by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua at JKIA after returning to the country from foreign trip. [PCS]

As soon as he landed back from Germany, President William Ruto rushed to the Mount Kenya region, a stronghold in the 2022 elections that is fast escaping his grip.

It had been weeks since the Head of State toured his favourite destination over the last decade. A round of trips in former Prime Minister Raila Odinga's backyard and two back-to-back foreign tours have kept him from Central Kenya.

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