By MAKAU MUTUAMore by this AuthorLast week, Makerere University went from being the oldest and most iconic institution of higher learning in East Africa to the butt of jokes. No Kenyan university – even the most craven and debased – has ever given Mr Ruto such a sterling honour. You will notice that I only address him as Mr Ruto, not Dr Ruto. Then of course Mr Ruto was infamously indicted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity over the 2007-08 election violence. Mr Ruto vigorously opposed Kenya’s democratic march as a Kanu mandarin and tried to torpedo the 2010 Constitution.

Source: Daily Nation December 29, 2019 06:56 UTC