KATHARINE HOURELD and DUNCAN MIRIRI KENYA'S deputy president and presidential aspirant William Ruto said he will publish government contracts with China and deport Chinese nationals working illegally if he is elected on August 9, promises likely to resonate with citizens pummeled by mounting debt and the skyrocketing cost of living. Kenya, whose 2022/23 budget of 3.3 trillion shillings ($27.86 billion) has a deficit of 6.2% of gross domestic product, owes China about $8 billion. Ruto has promised to slash the government borrowing that has funded President Uhuru Kenyatta's infrastructure building spree. The contracts are not public and some Kenyan organisations…