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Storm after Murathe disowns DP Ruto on 2022

ODM leader Raila Odinga (right) confers with Jubilee Vice-Chairman David Murathe during Madaraka Day celebrations on June 1, 2018 at Kinoru Stadium. [File, Standard]

A statement by a top official of the ruling Jubilee Party that there was no deal to help Deputy President William Ruto succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2022 has sparked a storm.

Mr Ruto's allies yesterday demanded the ouster of Jubilee Party vice-Chairperson David Murathe over his utterances in Vihiga County that there was no agreement binding Mt Kenya region to back the DP for the presidency in 2022.

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