Kenya: DP Ruto Jubilee Ouster 'Is a Done Deal'

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Kenya: DP Ruto Jubilee Ouster 'Is a Done Deal'

[Nation] President Uhuru Kenyatta's Jubilee Party declared the decision to kick out Deputy President William Ruto from his position as deputy party leader was a foregone conclusion, only awaiting the Head of State to convene a top party organ to ratify it.

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