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Why Ruto’s governors pulled out of CoG polls

Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa with the newly elected Council of Governors (COG) officials led by Chairman Wycliffe Oparanya after the polls at Movenpick Hotel Nairobi, last Monday. [File,Standard]

Last week’s Council of Governors (CoG) elections were not without drama and intense lobbying.

Saturday Standard has reliably learnt that a scheme to lock out governors allied to President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga from the council’s top seats backfired at the last minute.

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