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Ruto, Mt Kenya MPs meeting that laid the ground for Raila's entry

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President William Ruto, Speaker Moses Wetangula, Azimio leader Raila Odinga and DP Rigathi Gachagua, among other leaders, at the KICC during the signing of the IEBC Bill. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

President William Ruto met with at least 60 MPs from the Mt Kenya region on Wednesday evening, it has emerged.

The Standard can reveal that Ruto held a four-hour meeting with the leaders to prepare them for a looming incorporation of Azimio leader Raila Odinga in his administration. In the meeting that took place in Runda at the home of an MP from Kirinyaga County, Ruto said he would govern the country with the help of the opposition leader.

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