Kenya: DPP Haji Orders Probe On Utterances Made By Senator Cheruiyot in Eldoret

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Kenya: DPP Haji Orders Probe On Utterances Made By Senator Cheruiyot in Eldoret

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has ordered investigations into the alleged inflammatory utterances made Kericho Senator Aaron Cheruiyot last weekend during Deputy President William Ruto's rally in Eldoret.

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