by Hillary ORINDE Agence France-Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — William Ruto will be sworn in as Kenya’s president on Tuesday after narrowly winning the coveted job in a bitterly fought but largely peaceful election. About 20 heads of state and thousands of spectators are expected to attend his inauguration at a Nairobi stadium. A notoriously ambitious politician who has been deputy president since 2013, Ruto beat his rival Raila Odinga — who had been backed […]
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Uhuru Kenyatta: president facing Pyrrhic election victory
by Tristan McConnell Agence France-Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) – Uhuru Kenyatta, who is set to win a second and final term in Thursday’s election re-run, is the son of Kenya’s founding president and a man who epitomizes the country’s elite. The 55-year-old US-educated multi-millionaire, whose family owns an array of businesses, properties and land, followed in his father’s footsteps when he defeated his rival Raila Odinga to become president in 2013. Their rematch in August was […]





