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Ruto's legendary thick skin cracks and now takes aim at his critics

President William Ruto during Jamhuri Day celebrations at Uhuru Gardens, Nairobi, on December 12, 2024. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

President William Ruto, since taking office in 2022, has either ignored or laughed off attacks from critics and naysayers opposed to his projects, but it now appears that the cynicism is starting to weigh on him.

Only four weeks ago, he dismissed people opposing his projects, saying those hell-bent on opposing all the good projects and programmes his Kenya Kwanza administration is implementing - among them affordable housing and the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) - are guided by bad faith.

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