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DP Ruto no longer hopes to be endorsed by Uhuru, allies say

DP William Ruto, President Uhuru Kenyatta
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What you need to know:

  • Keen to use the realisation that he is going to be the outsider in the 2022 election to his advantage, Dr Ruto is seeking to alter his message.
  • He is shifting from being President Uhuru Kenyatta’s principal assistant to a man running against Kenya’s established dynasties.

Deputy President William Ruto’s decision to dare the “system” is one of his new campaign tactics, his allies say.

Keen to use the realisation that he is going to be the outsider in the 2022 election to his advantage, Dr Ruto is seeking to alter his message – shifting from being President Uhuru Kenyatta’s principal assistant to a man running against Kenya’s established dynasties.