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Western Kenya politics plays key role in Eugene Wamalwa’s choice

From left: Musalia Mudavadi, Water Cabinet Secretary nominee Eugene Wamalwa, former national Assembly Speaker Kenneth Marende and Cyrus Jirongo address the Press conference in Nairobi shortly after having a meeting in a Nairobi hotel in August last year. [PHOTO: DAVID NJAAGA/STANDARD]

Eugene Wamalwa’s nomination to the Cabinet has been on cards for some time and on Friday, President Uhuru Kenyatta finally made the much anticipated announcement, ending a two-year anxiety.

In fact, a fortnight earlier, the former Justice and Constitutional Affair confided to The Standard On Saturday, that he was aware “they are even working out something for me”.

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