{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_ozo6tg3p6eoqn4ll47ca","title":"Kalonzo Fires Back at Ruto Over 40-Year Career, Vows to Skip Raila Memorials","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/kalonzo-fires-back-at-ruto-over-40-year-career-vows-to-skip-raila-ozo6tg3p6e","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_ozo6tg3p6eoqn4ll47ca","seq":341700,"kind":"article","title":"Kalonzo Fires Back at Ruto Over 40-Year Career, Vows to Skip Raila Memorials","url":"https://nairobiwire.com/2026/09/kalonzo-musyoka-ruto-40-years-raila-odinga-memorial-boycott.html","summary":"Wiper Patriotic Front leader Kalonzo Musyoka has fired back at President William Ruto’s repeated jabs regarding his four-decade career in Kenyan politics, asserting that his long tenure remains unblemished by political atrocities. Speaking to a gathering in Bondo town, Siaya County, the former Vice President acknowledged his 40-year presence on the national stage but contrasted his clean record with the actions of younger political figures. “It’s true I have been around for…","published":"2026-09-28T03:47:44Z","seen":"2026-09-28T04:41:37Z","lang":"en","country":"KE","source":{"id":"kite-nairobiwire-com-c9e1e5","name":"nairobiwire.com","domain":"nairobiwire.com"},"via":"kite-nairobiwire-com-c9e1e5","topics":["news","politics"],"authors":["Richard Kamau"],"entities":[{"id":"Q121080151","name":"Ruto","type":"person"},{"id":"Q1679522","name":"Raila","type":"person"}],"mentions":2,"story":"st_ozo6tg3p6eoqn4ll47ca","category":"politics","category_p":0.3199999928474426,"category2":"sport","sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.41999998688697815,"political":0.5600000023841858}]}