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Rais mteule William Ruto saa hii anakutana na Rais anayeondoka Uhuru Kenyatta na Ikulu, Nairobi. Ruto ameandamana na Mkewe Rais mteule Rachel Ruto. Ripoti zilionyesha kuwa viongozi hao wawili wanafanya mkono wa kibinafsi kabla ya kuapishwa kwa Ruto mnamo Jumanne katika uwanja wa Kasarani.
Viongozi hao wawili wanatarajiwa kuhutubia taifa katika mkutano wa pamoja na wanahabari baada ya mkutano huo wa faragha ulioanza muda mfupi baada ya saa tatu usiku.
Mkutano wa Jumatatu unaonekana kama kikao cha kuvunja barafu kwa urahisi wa kukabidhi mamlaka wakati wa hafla ya kuapishwa kwa Ruto kama Rais wa tano wa nchi. Viongozi hao wawili wamekuwa na uhusiano mbaya kwa miezi kadhaa tangu walipotofautiana kuhusu siasa za mrithi.
Uhuru alimuidhinisha kiongozi wa Azimio Raila Odinga ambaye Ruto alimshinda kwenye uchaguzi mkuu wa Agosti 9.
Raila alipinga matokeo hayo na kuhamia mahakamani lakini Mahakama ya Juu kwa kauli moja iliidhinisha ushindi wa Ruto wa zaidi ya kura milioni 7.1 dhidi ya kura milioni 6.9 za Raila. Mkutano wa Jumatatu ni mara ya kwanza kwa Uhuru na Ruto kukutana baada ya miezi kadhaa.
Alipokuwa akitoa hotuba yake muda mfupi baada ya uamuzi wa Mahakama ya Juu mnamo Septemba 5, Ruto alifichua kuwa hakuwa amezungumza na aliyekuwa mshirika wake wa kisiasa kwa miezi kadhaa.
Uhuru hadi sasa hakuwahi kumpongeza Ruto.
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President-elect William Ruto is at this hour meeting the outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta and State House, Nairobi.
Ruto is accompanied by First Lady-elect Rachel Ruto.
Reports indicated that the two leaders are making a personal hand over ahead of Ruto's inauguration on Tuesday at Kasarani Stadium.
The two leaders are expected to address the nation in a joint press conference after the private meeting which started moments after 3pm.
Monday's meeting is seen as a ice-breaker session for ease of power handover during Ruto's swearing in ceremony as the country's fifth President.
The two leaders have had a frosty relationship for months since their fall out over succession politics.
Uhuru endorsed Azimio leader Raila Odinga who Ruto defeated at the August 9 general election.
Raila disputed the results and moved to court but the Supreme Court unanimously upheld Ruto's win of over 7.1 million votes against Raila's 6.9 million votes.
Monday's meeting is the first time Uhuru and Ruto are meeting in months.
While delivering his speech shortly after the Supreme Court's verdict on September 5, Ruto revealed that he had not spoken to his former political soulmate for months.
Uhuru has to date never congratulated Ruto.
