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Spotlight | Kenya
Ruto complains of Kenyatta interfering with his foreign backers

Kenyan deputy president William Ruto on the campaign trail. © @WilliamsRuto/Twitter

The deputy president is trying to get State House to stop what he decries as the harrassment to which his foreign financial backers are being subjected. [...]

Published on 20/01/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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