Uhuru Kenyatta gets green light to run for president His running mate, William Ruto, faces similar charges at The Hague but can also stand, the court said in Friday's ruling. Tensions are already rising in areas where supporters of both camps live or work closely together. "Had Uhuru been denied the right to run for president, this country would already be in flames today," said Edwin Kiptoo, a businessman in Eldoret, a town that saw some of the worst clashes five years ago. Efforts to bring traditionally opposed tribes together in peace meetings may head off significant violence, but politicians nationwide have been accused of paying unemployed young men to intimidate rivals' voters. "It is this that we worry about most," said Dominic Awito, chairman of the district peace committee in Sondu, a town in western Kenya.