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Kenyan Deputy President's 'cow' remark sparks outrage in DRC

Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto.

Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

By  PATRICK ILUNGA

Contributor

Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto on Monday provoked ire from Congolese online for making comments that were viewed as disparaging.

On Wednesday and early Thursday morning, discussions about ‘Congo’ were trending on Twitter, with reference to DP Ruto’s comments.

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