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President William Ruto hugging his deputy Kithure Kindiki during the swearing ceremony in Nairobi on November 1, 2024. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]
President William Ruto yesterday disclosed how for the last two years he has "had no assistant" to help propagate government projects and programmes.
Giving hints on why he severed ties with his estranged and now former deputy, Rigathi Gachagua, the Head of State poured his frustrations saying that he needed the new Deputy President Kithure Kindiki's intellect and voiceto popularise the government's projects.
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