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Uhuru succession politics leaves Ukambani divided

Kathiani MP Robert Mbui (center), Kitui Senator Enock Wambua (right) and Masii MCA Betty Nzioki during a press conference in Machakos on December 26, 2019. [John Muia/Standard]

The battle for control of the close to two million Kamba vote has burst in the open with division creeping on which direction the community should take with regard to the 2022 elections.

The storm kicked off by former Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama that Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka should look to Deputy President William Ruto for a winning alliance has reverberated across the plains and plateau of Ukambani, eliciting mixed reactions.

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