{"id":159142,"date":"2026-03-24T15:51:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T15:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/president-ruto-addresses-raphael-tuju-controversy"},"modified":"2026-03-24T16:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:50:10","slug":"president-ruto-addresses-raphael-tuju-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/president-ruto-addresses-raphael-tuju-controversy","title":{"rendered":"President Ruto Addresses Raphael Tuju Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong> <\/span>President William Ruto has waded into the matter surrounding former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju. Speaking while addressing the residents of Nyanza, Ruto stated that Tuju needed honest friends. According to the President, Tuju was being misled by his political rivals in the opposition.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President William Ruto has waded into the matter surrounding former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/htY7-z9wJDk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Kenya<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. President William Ruto has waded into the matter surrounding former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju. 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