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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Former Nyeri Town Mp Ngunjiri Wambugu has chaged tune over his stand on President William Ruto Speaking on Friday, he said if called to choose between supporting Ruto or anyone else, the current President would be his choice.<\/p>\n

“I told a friend of mine that if I am called upon to choose between William Ruto and anyone else over the next five years, I\u2019ll be with Ruto,” he shared on his Facebook account.<\/p>\n

The Mt.Kenya politician went further and stated that together with his colleagues, they fought Ruto for the last five years and all he could do now was offer him support.<\/p>\n

“We fought this man too hard for five years and he beat us … It is the least I can do,” Ngunjiri said. He failed to retain his seat in the August polls and lost to United Democratic Alliance (UDA) candidate,Duncan Mathenge.<\/p>\n

A few weeks before the polls, Ngunjiri shared his campaign poster which included Azimio la Umoja presidential candidate Raila Odinga’s portrait. The politician was among the top critizers of Ruto and his Kenya Kwanza Alliance. After Ruto was worn in September, Ngunjiri hit out at him urging him to focus on running the country and stop blaming the former administration.<\/p>\n

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