Kenya: I Don't Oppose Building Bridges Initiative, Bring Us the Document, DP Ruto Says

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Kenya: I Don't Oppose Building Bridges Initiative, Bring Us the Document, DP Ruto Says

[Nation] Deputy President William Ruto Saturday ended his three-day tour of the Coast region with a message to the two Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) principals - President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga - to "give the people the document to read for themselves".

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Kenya: Relief for Motorists as Fuel Prices Drop Further

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Nigeria: Report Predicts U.S.$17 Billion Decline in Nigerian Oil Revenue

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