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William Ruto

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William Ruto is the President of Kenya.

Notable Quotes

"A refusal would be 'inhuman'."
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"people had a right to protest but warned that anyone 'mobilised to destroy property or cause chaos' would not be tolerated."
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"A multiagency team had been deployed to support and relocate those in imminent danger to safer areas as rain continues in the country."
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"From next week, all [foreign] traders doing those small businesses should close them."
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"It cannot be that a person comes from China or elsewhere to be a hawker or open a small shop."
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"If you listen to a Nigerian speaking, you don't know what they are saying - you need a translator."
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"If you listen to a Nigerian speaking, you don't know what they are saying - you need a translator."
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"From breaking news to viral moments."
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"Our education is good. Our English is good. We speak some of the best English in the world. If you listen to a Nigerian speaking, you don’t know what they are saying. You need a translator."
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"If you listen to a Nigerian speak, you need a translator."
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"Our education and English are good."
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"if one wanted to understand Nigerians speaking English, they might need 'a translator'"
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"Kenyans speak some of the best English in the world while it is hard to understand Nigerians."
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"President Samia has lost a lifelong companion, her children a beloved father, and Tanzania a distinguished son."
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"Kenyans are also involved in small-scale businesses in other East African countries."
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"This win is a defining moment in the history of human endurance."
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"It was a defining moment in the story of human endurance."
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"The World Athletics Championship will be 'coming home.'"
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"That refinery will process oil from the DRC, Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda."
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"The ball is in the hands of President Ruto. Whatever President Ruto says, we will do."
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"the days of European dependency were over for Africa in favor of mutual respect between cooperating nations."
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"the days of European dependency were over for Africa in favour of mutual respect between cooperating nations"
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"It is a declaration that Africa has entered a new age in which we will increasingly finance, build, process and add value here at home."
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"he attributed it to the Iran war but reduced taxes to prevent a sharp increase in prices at the time."
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