‘Listening to the people is not a choice but a mandate enshrined in the principles of our constitution and in the very basis and philosophy of democracy ' said Ruto's predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta in an open letter to Kenyans...
Having promised to control borrowing which grew sharply under his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta Ruto told Kenyans to brace for austerity...
A decade ago Ruto together with former President Uhuru Kenyatta was facing indictment at the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity after lengthy investigations of post-election violence in 2007-2008 left 1 200 people dead and drove 300 000 from their homes...
Ruto's equally embattled deputy Rigathi Gachagua who has spent recent weeks attempting to cosy up to former President Uhuru Kenyatta to shore up support in the Mount Kenya region may be looking for a new party...
Though neither of these parastatals are obvious homes for military top brass these posts were also given to military appointees by Ruto's predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta (AC Vol 62 No 22 Kenyatta mulls the high cost of the handshake)...
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The precedent was set when the Nairobi Metropolitan Services office was used by former President Uhuru Kenyatta to take over health transport public works and utilities after Sakaja's predecessor Mike Sonko became embroiled in impeachment and criminal cases (AC Vol 61 No 10 A clumsy coup)...
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Following Ruto's narrow and controversial win over Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga Ogolla a Luo like Odinga was marked out as one of the securocrats promoted by Ruto's predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta who would quickly be shown the door (AC Vol 63 No 18 Kenyatta's securocrats cast into the cold)...
Ruto has now cleared out almost all remnants of the Uhuru Kenyatta presidency...
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In a bid to minimise diplomatic embarrassment Ruto nimbly moved Mathuki after it became clear that the impeachment proceedings against him were moving quickly announcing that Mathuki who was picked by Ruto's predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta would become the new ambassador to Russia as part of a series of new diplomatic appointments...
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Some in Azimio believe that Odinga's AU campaign which relies on the government's diplomatic machine amounts to a 'handshake mark 2' a reference to the deal between Odinga and Ruto's predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta that was supposed to pave the way for Odinga not Ruto to win in August 2022...
The collapse of the Jubilee party formed by Uhuru Kenyatta and Ruto has left the Kikuyu without a voice...
