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Ruto will get his second term due to Uhuru, clerics' prayers

After 2013, former President Uhuru Kenyatta publicly declared that he would serve a 10-year term, and his deputy Ruto would follow with an additional 10 years.

By 29 days ago

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Kibaki’s style was technocratic, his speech sparse, and his war on inefficiency was misread as indifference, but he was laying foundations, that would later be hailed as visionary.

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In 2027, supporting President William Ruto will not be a betrayal; it will be a matter of survival for Raila Odinga.

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Voting patterns reflect ethnic loyalty or financial influence rather than ideology or integrity, a culture that undermines democratic accountability and reinforces a cycle of disappointment.

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After 2013, former President Uhuru Kenyatta publicly declared that he would serve a 10-year term, and his deputy Ruto would follow with an additional 10 years.

By 29 days ago

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Kibaki’s style was technocratic, his speech sparse, and his war on inefficiency was misread as indifference, but he was laying foundations, that would later be hailed as visionary.

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In 2027, supporting President William Ruto will not be a betrayal; it will be a matter of survival for Raila Odinga.

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