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14 May, 5 tweets, 2 min read
Deputy president William Ruto after the supreme court led by CJ Maraga had nullified the 2017 elections in which president Uhuru Kenyatta vied against Raila Odinga and William Ruto.

Kenyans forget so fast, and they don't accept all the leaders we praise like gods are crooked.
And then today. If you worship men and women you will say am becoming political. But am just reminding the forgetful you that your gods speaks from both sides of their mouth. Double speaking is the art they have mastered. Image
And then this was our commander in chief his excellency, president Uhuru Kenyatta.
And then a word of advice from Mzee Moi.
Vied against Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka not William Ruto

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