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How William Ruto has avoided president Uhuru in latest campaign strategy

by Nderi Caren

Deputy President William Ruto has ceased his attacks against President Uhuru Kenyatta in an apparent change in campaign strategy away from few weeks ago where hitting at his boss was a common occurrence.

From his latest rallies and meetings with grassroots leaders at his Karen residence, William Ruto has also dropped the hustler-vs-dynasties narrative and the bottom-up economy talks.

Instead, the DP has changed his campaign strategy to focusing on his main opponent in the 2022 General Election, Raila Odinga.

Deputy President William Ruto has ceased his attacks on President Uhuru Kenyatta in his latest campaign strategy.
Deputy President William Ruto has ceased his attacks on President Uhuru Kenyatta in his latest campaign strategy. Photo: William Ruto/Facebook.

The deputy president has been firing attacks at Raila Odinga, accusing him of derailing the agendas of Jubilee Government.

His mission to de-popularise Raila Odinga can also be seen from his latest visit to the Nyanza region.

There, Ruto woed small parties like Okoth Obado’s People’s Democratic Party(PDP) to form a coalition with him.

This move is contrary to his harsh stand against the formation of small parties in Mt Kenya.

Also, the Deputy President has incorporated experts from other tribes in his inner circle as a campaign strategy.

In a bid to give his presidential bid a national outfit, Ruto has shredded a number of his tribesmen and replaced them with those from other ethnic groups.

“Ruto has a plan for all Kenyans and we want everyone to feel comfortable with William Ruto. [They] will also be part and parcel of the next government we will form,” Soy MP Caleb Kositanny told the Star.

While going slow on his boss, the deputy president has intensified attacks on Raila Odinga, whom he accuses of labeling him as a bad man.

“When I supported Tinga (Raila) until he became Prime Minister, that time I was not corrupt,

When I pushed my brother Uhuru Kenyatta twice to become president, I was a good man, but not when I said I want to empower ordinary citizens. They all started calling me names,” Ruto said in a recent meeting in Mt Kenya.

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