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Kenya
Ruto aims to win back voters in centre of country by relaunching major projects

Kithure Kindiki (left) after his swearing-in ceremony as deputy president alongside President William Ruto in Nairobi, Kenya, 1 November 2024. © Monicah Mwangi/Reuters

The president is currently planning a tour of the areas around Mount Kenya, a densely populated and buoyant region. He is expected to announce a number of symbolic plans to lure back an electorate that he has lost. [...]

Published on 29/01/2025 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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