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Does DP Ruto meeting with Western leaders dent Luhya unity talks?

Deputy President William Ruto. [Photo: Courtesy]

The Luhya people are getting  a political sense that has seen Musalia Mudavadi and Moses Wetang’ula spearhead unity and it seems that William Ruto is not happy. He (Ruto) spotted the damage this unity will cause to his presidential ambitions and decided to meet some Luhya leaders in his Karen home last week to scuttle the plan.

The telling reality is that if and when the Luhyas unite, that is from Trans-Nzoia to Bungoma, from Kakamega to Busia without forgetting those Luhyas in Vihiga and big towns, then we are talking of over 6 million Luhya votes in one basket.  

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