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Why the Senate is no longer attractive to top politicians

Mombasa Senator Hassan Omar and Kisumu Senator Anyang' Nyong'o

A number of senators have opted to vie for other elective positions in August. Why has the House lost its sheen?

The re-introduction of Senate under a new constitutional dispensation in 2013 saw the majority of county political heavyweights seek the voters' nod to sit in the House.

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