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Ruto's marathon to the presidency

William Ruto became Kenya's fifth president in September 2022 following a tight race against Raila Odinga, who had enjoyed the backing of outgoing president Uhuru Kenyatta. We look back on five years of intrigue, negotiations and last-minute about-turns, which ended in a merciless showdown between the two candidates.

The ex-opposition leader Raila Odinga, who is now on good terms with President Uhuru Kenyatta, is waiting for the right [...] (169 words)

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Kenyatta's candidate for the 2022 presidential elections has been losing his backers one by one as turn to support his rival, Deputy President William Ruto.

Former Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga.

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Kenyatta won't let Ruto take helm of his media empire

Deputy President William Ruto's communication plan for Mediamax has one major problem: President Uhuru Kenyatta is refusing to sell his shares

Head of State Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto.

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Kenyatta and Odinga gang up to see off Ruto

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his former arch-rival Raila Odinga have garnered enough parliamentary support to avoid a protracted and costly vote on the Building Bridges Initiative, whose amicable name hides a determination to get rid of Deputy President William Ruto.

William Ruto, Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odingo at the launch of the reformed Building Bridges Initiative in 2019.

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Uhuru Kenyatta decrees a political truce during the Covid-19 crisis

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Kenyatta and Odinga blindside Ruto with PM manoeuvre

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William Ruto brings his own waves to Coast

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William Ruto prepares his plan of attack for 2022

Finally sworn in on 28 November after several months of gripping drama, President Uhuru Kenyatta is embarking on a second term in office in a deeply divided country (ION 1461). He is already aware that he will need to reunite

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Kenyatta and Odinga review their troops ahead of next elections

In preparation for the forthcoming general election in 2017, President Uhuru Kenyatta and the opposition headed by Raila Odinga have begun their race to form political and clan alliances. But the level of funds raised by each of the two

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