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Why Monica Juma's fate was sealed long before the vote

There was more than met the eye in Parliament’s unequivocal rejection of Ambassador Monica Juma’s nomination to the powerful office of Secretary to the Cabinet on Thursday.

Multiple interviews with Office of the President (OP) officials, MPs, State House insiders and people in the know revealed an intricate web of underlying factors which conspired to end a short but illustrious civil service career of a woman many attest is brilliant, professional and firm to the core.

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