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For Ruto's regime to succeed, it must first cultivate public trust

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President William Ruto, his deputy Rigathi Gachagua and Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi at State House, Nairobi. [PCS]

Can politicians be trusted? Can we trust the reconstituted Cabinet? Can we trust Kenya Kwanza after running the Gen Z out of town?

To many people, there is no doubt that politicians cannot be trusted. They lie, cheat systems, manipulate people, and become very difficult to meet once elected. They are corrupt. They do not care about improving the lives of their electorates. The list goes on.

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