Eating crusty chapatis and drinking tea from old tin mugs at roadside kiosks isn't cutting it any more, soooo... he takes it a notch higher.

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Ni kubaya I say. Ameonelea atanga tange Kenya B, where the forgotten outsiders reside. The same ones he said recently were not starving.

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Deputy President William Ruto with Turkana Governor Josphat Nanok and Turkana West MP Daniel Epuyo in the remote Nayane Aroo area of Lotikipi Plains where they visited a family during a tour of the county on May 13, 2019. PHOTO | DPPS
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[SIZE=6]Change of fortune for Turkana family as Ruto lands in remote village[/SIZE]
By SAMMY LUTTA
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IN SUMMARY
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[li]They stood still and let fate decide what was next, and soon they learned that a powerful government official had landed on their laps, in the remote Nayane Aroo area of Lotikipi Plains where just a few people live.[/li][li]After an exchange of pleasantries, they were informed that they were the unplanned hosts of Deputy President William Ruto, but they asked who he was.[/li][li]Pictures taken during the visit show naked children clinging onto their parents as the DP seemingly tries to strike a conversation with them.[/li][/ul]

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[li]The photos have since attracted praise and vitriol in equal measure on social media, with most people wondering why the DP comfortably interacted with naked children who appeared hungry.[/li][/ul]
A family in Turkana West was shocked to see a chopper land in their compound on Monday and before they could hide, a number of uninvited guests walked boldly towards them.
They stood still and let fate decide what was next, and soon they learned that a powerful government official had landed on their laps, in the remote Nayane Aroo area of Lotipiki Plains where just a few people live.

After an exchange of pleasantries, they were informed that they were the unplanned hosts of Deputy President William Ruto, but they asked who he was.
Local leaders led by Turkana Governor Josphat Nanok and MP Daniel Epuyo, who had accompanied the DP, quickly informed them that he was Kenya’s second-in-command.

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Deputy President William Ruto, Turkana Governor Josphat Nanok and Turkana West MP Daniel Epuyo interact with the family they visited in the remote Nayane Aroo area of Lotikipi Plains on May 13, 2019. PHOTO | DPPS

NAKED
The family neither understood nor spoke English and Kiswahili so the MP was the interpreter during the visit.
Pictures taken during the visit show naked children clinging onto their parents as the DP seemingly tries to strike a conversation with them.
After a while they appear to warm up to him and are seen smiling.
The photos have since attracted praise and vitriol in equal measure on social media, with most people wondering why the DP comfortably interacted with half-dressed or naked children who appeared hungry.

Some questioned whether it was another stage-managed occasion normally associated with attention-seeking politicians.

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Deputy President William Ruto and Turkana West MP Daniel Epuyo interact with a member of the family they visited in the remote Nayane Aroo area of Lotikipi Plains on May 13, 2019. PHOTO | DPPS

THE OCCASION
Mr Epuyo explained on Thursday that the visit was unplanned and only took place as a curious Dr Ruto noticed isolated huts while departing from a function in the constituency.

The DP asked if he could find out who lived there.
The family was later identified as that of Mr Lowoos Ekebe and a neighbour only identified as Mr Ekomolo.
“We flew over Lotikipi plains in Turkana West, our main activity in the morning. In the middle of the journey, we saw some families that captured the DP’s interest,” Mr Epuyo explained.
“We asked them how they lived, where they got water for domestic use, where they bought food and whether the children went to school.”

Regarding the pictures, Mr Epuyo said that those viewing them negatively were ignorant.

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Deputy President William Ruto with Turkana Governor Josphat Nanok in the remote Nayane Aroo area of Lotikipi Plains where they visited a family during a tour of the county on May 13, 2019. PHOTO | DPPS

DEVELOPMENT
The legislator said the main reason they visited the remote area was for Dr Ruto to appreciate the expansiveness of the Lotikipi aquifer and support allocation of more resources to a water reservoir.
He said they informed the DP of the community’s challenges.
"The Deputy President saw for himself that there was arable land that only required irrigation to be productive,” he said.

He added, “There should be more boreholes for the hundreds of residents in this region because the whole aquifer has only one that is relied on in testing water quality.”
The DP toured the county for three days, launching projects and promising more.
He gave the family an unknown amount of money and ordered the Rift Valley Water Services Board to immediately drill three boreholes in the area.
He also promised the residents a school after learning that the nearest one was kilometres away.

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Deputy President William Ruto with Turkana Governor Josphat Nanok in the remote Nayane Aroo area of Lotikipi Plains where they visited a family during a tour of the county on May 13, 2019. PHOTO | DPPS

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You have to give it to WSR… Hata kama ni PR - or the so-called tangatanga - he is venturing where few of his ilk have dared to tread.

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Saving his face and proving to his detractors ie akina peasants that no one died in Turkana of famine… Mbona hakuenda that time :meffi:

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There was a DN article recently outlining how most of the DPs roadside promises are never fulfilled. Hata hizo borehole tatu amewapatia hio ni kifunga macho.

Kwanza ukiiskia Ruto amesema he has ordered a SPECIFIC project to begin with immediate effect hio jua tu akipanda ndege hivi ni bullshit.

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UNFULFILLED PROMISES
He says among the unfulfilled promises is a Sh3 million donation for the construction of a dormitory at AC Primary School in Ol Kalou town.

The DP pledged to give the money more than five months ago when he officiated over a harambee to buy desks for primary schools in the constituency. He donated Sh3 million but none of the schools has received the desks.

The same day, he launched the construction of Captain Road, but no work has been done since.

The billboard he used to launch the construction has been removed and the contractor left the site a few minutes after the DP.

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The audience is looking away seems like they’re tired of being lied to

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yaani after millions of years of evolution kuna homo sapiens wanaishi kiunyama hivi

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Show respect and be thankful to God you’re not in such a position. Usidharau binadamu mwenzako, dunia ni duara.

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I have just stated a fact… they live like animals

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Word

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So he gave cash to people living in the middle of nowhere, they have probably never seen money in their entire lives and the nearest shopping centre is probably hundreds of km away, why not organize with the governor and have food delivered to them?

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It’s a PR stunt. A photography session. No interest in his part to help those citizens. No care for them in the world even if he can avail resources to them. It’s a cold world.

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15 years from now that kid would say that meeting the deputy President of the Republic and seeing a flying housefly is what motivated him/her.

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Hehehe.
Chunga wombat polepole.

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How Ironical. Steal from the poor then go donate proudly. We are cursed

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you cant blame wsr…he is doing what other politicians are known to do…roadside declarations with no follow ups/actions.

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BEGGING BOWL. This photo says it all. It should be in Jubilee Manifesto front page…

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Ha

Hata Chinese washaa chanukia Jubillee… Jubilee ni billionaires wezi

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A little condescending, don’t you think?