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Messy divorce: Billions at centre of Gachagua-Ruto fallout

President William Ruto and his Deputy Rigathi Gachagua. [File, Standard]

The political marriage between President William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua is irretrievably broken. At the heart of the discordant union where the partners are in a bruising battle are billions of shillings and unrealized campaign pledges.

These, insiders say, have broken the friendship between two comrades that had come together, braced and braved raw state power to mount one of the most formidable campaigns ever witnessed in the country.

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