President Uhuru Kenyatta plans to tour Deputy President William Ruto’s Rift Valley home turf to launch development projects. Rift Valley has been described as enemy territory by Uhuru backers after he fell out with his deputy. Ruto’s troops have claimed Uhuru abandoned Rift Valley after his handshake with Opposition chief Raila Odinga on March 9, 2018, and instead bestowed benefits on opposition zones. “The exact date is yet to be fixed but we have agreed that he will visit Rift Valley in July. A section of leaders from Rift Valley claims Uhuru’s government has systematically stopped funding projects in Ruto’s home turf.

Source: The Star June 29, 2021 02:01 UTC