Kenyans have been given a short break from the day-to-day drama of election rallies and media debates as presidential candidates Deputy President William Ruto and ex-Prime Minister Raila Odinga took their campaigns briefly overseas...
Following his meeting with Ruto Archbishop Welby posted a picture with the Deputy President on Twitter with a diplomatic caption: 'Good to meet William Ruto this afternoon and looking forward to seeing Raila Odinga next week...
Itumbi lifted a picture captured in 2000 during a mega Christian meeting by Christworld Dominion Ministry in Nigeria and published it on his Twitter handle captioned: 'DP William Ruto was in Embakasi earlier today...
A ten-day tour of the United States and Britain at the beginning of March marks Deputy President William Ruto's most important trip yet ahead of August's presidential elections...
Neither have the mainstream press civil society and international organisations sounded alarms about the conduct past and present of the two main candidates for the presidency Deputy President William Ruto and Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga...
RUTO'S FORMER LAWYER THREATENS HIS CAMPAIGN The trial of Paul Gicheru a lawyer accused of intimidating and bribing witnesses for cases related to the violence that followed the 2007 election is another hurdle for Deputy President William Ruto's campaign for the presidency in the run-up to elections in August...
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Mudavadi has been running far behind Deputy President William Ruto and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga in the opinion polls...
After launching his presidential bid on Sunday Mudavadi produced his earthquake – a promise to work in partnership with William Ruto...
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Without the support of deputies from the One Kenya Alliance (OKA) Kenyatta and Odinga would have lost the main points in the bill to Deputy President William Ruto's disciplined United Democratic Alliance supporters (AC Vol 62 No 25 Raila's shallow coalition)...
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But it has opened up new ones – between them and Deputy President William Ruto who has positioned himself as the 'hustler' taking on the dynasties...
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But barring a phenomenal new crisis the political scene will be consumed by the presidential elections due in August which pit erstwhile opposition leader turned establishment man Raila Odinga of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and Deputy President William Ruto of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) (AC Vol 62 No 21 Raila beats Ruto as the oligarchs' favourite)...
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An opinion poll by Infotrak a Nairobi-based market research company suggests that 46% of Kenyans want Mudavadi to be the running mate – whether for Odinga or William Ruto as presidential candidate...
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It is unusual for senior government officials to so openly back a party-political cause and it has not gone unnoticed by Deputy President William Ruto...
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Gideon Moi's endorsement of Odinga is important due to his position a lead in the Rift Valley and a direct rival to William Ruto for Kalenjin votes...
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