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Will former Kericho Senator Charles Keter's rise to Cabinet now consolidate the South Rift vote?

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s move to pick Kericho Senator Charles Keter as nominee for the position of Cabinet Secretary Energy and Petroleum has sparked a political debate in the South Rift region.

Opinion is divided as supporters of Deputy President William Ruto hail the move as one that will scuttle emerging threat from Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto, who has declared he will take an alternative political path from Ruto’s preferred Jubilee Alliance Party.

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