Uhuru’s relationship with deputy Ruto getting grittier by the day

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President Uhuru Kenyatta challenged his deputy William Ruto to resign. PHOTO | FILE 

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s patience with his renegade deputy William Ruto’s frequent attacks on the administration’s agenda is wearing thin, signalling further pressure in the coming months to try to force the latter out of government.

The duo’s relationship has broken down in the past four years over differences related to President Kenyatta’s succession in 2022, but a constitutional firewall cushions the Deputy President from sacking.