Kenya
Ruto asks allies to take pressure off contested deputy president

Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua (left) with President William Ruto in Nairobi, Kenya, 24 July 2024.
Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua (left) with President William Ruto in Nairobi, Kenya, 24 July 2024. © Thomas Mukoya/Reuters
As the new government settles in, the Kenyan president has asked his entourage to show greater leniency towards Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. Orders from Ruto not to pressure his number two have extended to the presidential office itself. [...]
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