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President William Ruto has been a topic of discussion for the past few days, after his trip to the US.<\/p>\n

His private jet allegedly costed 200 Million Kenyan shillings.<\/p>\n

But the president has now denied the cost.<\/p>\n

He said there was \u201cno way\u201d he could have spent about $1.5m \u2013 the figure that was reported to have cost to hire the Boeing 737-700 VIP plane.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI am not a mad man,” he said, speaking at a National Prayer Breakfast event in Nairobi on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He continued to state that it cost less than 10 million.<\/p>\n

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“In fact, let me disclose here that it cost the public of Kenya less than Sh10 million,”\u00a0he added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

But the remarks have provoked more backlash, with some Kenyans online asking who the friends are.<\/div>\n
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“When some friends of mine heard that I was to travel with Kenya Airways, we have built a big reputation as a country; we have built friends. Some friends told me, ‘How much do you want to pay?’ I said I’m not ready to pay more than Sh20 million. They said, ‘Bring Sh10 million, we will give you the plane,'”\u00a0Ruto elaborated.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Mr Ruto went to the US last week on a three-day official state visit – the first such trip by an African leader in more than 15 years.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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While he was there, Kenya secured a number of investment deals worth billions of dollars.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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