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Pakistan journalist Arshad Sharif’s death thrusts Ruto in eye of a diplomatic storm

Pakistan High Commissioner Saqlain Syedah addresses journalists at Chiromo Funeral Home, where the body of slain journalist Arshad Sharif is being preserved, yesterday.

Photo credit: Dennis Onsongo | Nation Media Group

For the second time in less than two months, President William Ruto has been thrust into the eye of a diplomatic storm as he now pledges to ensure a transparent investigation into the murder of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif.

Sharif was killed by Kenyan police officers on Sunday night in what authorities have claimed was a case of mistaken identity.