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Gachagua accuses Ruto of using smaller ‘wheelbarrow parties’ to split Mt Kenya vote

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Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has accused President William Ruto of using new political parties as “wheelbarrows” to divide the Mount Kenya vote ahead of the 2027 General Election. Gachagua said Ruto was pursuing a strategy of splitting the Mount Kenya vote between the East and West in an attempt to weaken the region politically […]

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