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Kindiki’s 2027 fate: Why ODM’s Deputy President’s demand puts Ruto’s coalition under pressure

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President William Ruto’s emerging political pact with Orange Democratic Movement (ODM ) is facing an early test over one of the most sensitive questions ahead of the 2027 General Election: who will occupy the Deputy President’s seat if the two sides eventually run together? At the centre of the question is Deputy President Kithure Kindiki. […]

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