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Non-party aspirants worry Jubilee winners

Ainamoi MP Benjamin Langat speaks at Ainamoi Secondary School. He lost Kericho governor ticket to incumbent Paul Chepkwony. Now he is defending his seat as an independent. [Photo: File/Standard]

The high number of independent candidates is reshaping politics in the Rift Valley.

Other than the governor races, the parliamentary contests, where almost everyone defected to Jubilee with the hope of winning the seats at the primaries level, are promising to be more competitive than ever before.

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