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Unease in Jubilee as graft war splits UhuRuto allies

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto address Jubilee supporters at Afraha Stadium in Nakuru during his final rally on August 5,2017. Photo: Kipsang Joseph,Standard].

Tension in Jubilee Party is reaching boiling point as the crusade against corruption shapes into an all-out war.

It is now seven mega scandals and counting in less than two months and there are indications the poisonous sugar importation scam may not be the last. And as a new scandal erupts every week, accusations by Deputy President William Ruto’s political wing that they are being targeted have triggered self-cannibalisation in Jubilee as groupings go for each other’s jugular.

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