Ruto Shows a Different Side as Crises Mount in Kenya

Kenya’s President William Ruto in Nairobi on July 11.

Photographer: Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images

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For nearly two years, Kenyan President William Ruto was the toast of Africa.