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William Samoei arap Ruto

Date of Birth: 21 December 1966
Place of Birth: Sambut Village, Kamagut, Uasin Gishu, Kenya


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How the opposition is trying to pick up the pieces

Formed by the infamous 'handshake' between Kenyatta and Raila Odinga in 2018 Azimio brought together Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and the rump of the Jubilee party formed by Kenyatta and his successor William Ruto along with a group of smaller parties led by Kalonzo Musyoka's Wiper party (AC Vol 59 No 6 Raila beats rivals to a new deal)...

The failure of Kenyatta's wing of Jubilee in the Rift Valley and central Kenya to deliver a significant chunk of votes to Odinga was a main reason for his defeat by William Ruto in presidential elections last August (AC Vol 63 No 17 How the hustlers toppled the dynasties)...

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The return of one-man rule

Having secured however fleetingly full-spectrum dominance over the domestic political scene and with the debt crisis in remission after the International Monetary Fund injected an additional $550 million to its three-year bailout programme President William Ruto must grapple with a stubborn and worsening cost-of-living crisis thanks to the Faustian austerity pact he made with the IMF...


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President Ruto makes his pitch for Delta Airways

President William Ruto made little secret of the object of his affections ahead of the 13-16 December African leaders' summit hosted by United States President Joe Biden; US carrier Delta Airways which he hopes will be persuaded to purchase a significant chunk of the loss-making Kenya Airways...

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Hustler fund lacks sparkle

The fanfare at the launch on 30 November of President William Ruto's Hustler Fund for small businesses could not be denied...


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Ruto hits back at dissident electoral commissioners

President William Ruto has suspended the four members of the Independent Elections and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) who disowned the results which saw him elected in August in a move that will trigger a new battle for control of the organisation (AC Vol 63 No 17 Election chief proclaims Ruto victory but most of his commissioners dispute it)...

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Ruto and Museveni go east

Less than a fortnight after their Tanzanian counterpart Samia Suluhu Hassan visited China to drum up trade and investment Presidents William Ruto and Yoweri Museveni of Kenya and Uganda have made their own Asian sojourns...

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