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2022 presidential elections: Odinga's lieutenants switch over to opponent Ruto

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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.

Former Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga. © DANIEL IRUNGU/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

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. [...] (254 words)

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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta (left) and Raila Odinga in 2018.

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Ruto taps Moi-era tycoons for campaign support

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Ruto stumbles in Kenyatta's backyard

By failing to appoint anyone from Central Province to the leadership of his new UDA party, the deputy president risks alienating voters in a region that's set to play a pivotal role in next year's election.

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Kenyatta caught off guard by ambitious party officials

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MP William Ruto and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta at the launch of the reformed Building Bridges Initiative in 2019.

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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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Ruto loses his lookout at State House Free

Kenya's treasury refuses to pay for constitutional referendum

Ruto plays on Odinga family divisions to boost his presidential chances

Constitutional referendum: Kenyatta-Odinga sacred union begins to fray

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

Kenyatta caught off guard by ambitious party officials

Kenyatta and Odinga gang up to see off Ruto

Kenyatta's communications Uhuru advisors defect to William Ruto

Raila Odinga prepares early for his presidential bid

William Ruto prepares his plan of attack for 2022

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