Kenya's Ruto: The chicken hawker turned presidential 'hustler'
Despite being dogged by corruption allegations going back years, the ruthlessly ambitious 55-year-old clawed his way to the corridors of power by playing on his religious faith and humble beginnings selling chickens by the roadside.
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Kenya's Deputy President and presidential candidate of Kenya Kwanza (Kenya First) political party coalition William Ruto. AFP photo
By NewVision Reporter
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Kenya's William Ruto, the sharply-dressed deputy president now running for the top office, is one of the wealthiest men in the country but likes to portray himself as a champion