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August 21, 2026
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Khalwale Reveals Phone Call That Kept Ruto Away From His Wife's Burial

Khalwale Reveals Phone Call That Kept Ruto Away From His Wife's Burial

Concerns emerged over why senior leaders, led by the President, skipped the burial service despite Khalwale being a UDA-elected Senator and a once-close ally of Ruto...

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Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale has revealed that he requested President William Ruto not to attend the burial of his late wife, Gloria Sekeiyan Khalwale, on Friday, August 21.

  • Khalwale stated he wanted the funeral to remain a "private family occasion."
  • Khalwale conveyed his request to President Ruto via his personal assistant, Farouk Kibet.
  • Several senior leaders from the Western region, including Senate Speaker Amason Kingi and National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula, also missed the burial.

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