Queries over Ruto absence as Uhuru meets governorsPresident Uhuru Kenyatta and Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i during the security meeting at State House in Mombasa, yesterday. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]The absence of Deputy President William Ruto at State House, Mombasa on Thursday has further raised speculation over his isolation in Jubilee.Impeccable sources indicated that Ruto was at the Coast but missed the meeting between President Uhuru Kenyatta and 24 governors. SEE ALSO :DP Ruto: My road to presidency is clearThe governors at first converged at White Sands Hotel from where they boarded buses to State House for lunch. History will be kind!”SEE ALSO :BBI: Ruto answers to UhuruA week ago, Ruto was locked out of his official residence in Mombasa, which is just metres away from State House. Ruto allies have blamed the Handshake between Uhuru and Raila for the frosty relations between the President and his deputy.

Source: Standard Digital January 17, 2020 22:07 UTC