Deputy President William Ruto [Denish Ochieng, Standard] Just a day after Deputy President William Ruto was blocked from travelling to Uganda with his allies, he has come out to give his side of the story. Speaking during an interview on Citizen TV, the DP suspected witch-hunt saying for the past four years his political detractors have been hell-bent on soiling his name. He added that during his tenure as Deputy President, he has travelled to so many countries without having to seek clearance from anyone so he does not understand where the new directive has originated from. “I have been a DP for nine years and I have been to so many countries on both personal and official visits.