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Broken promise: Why Rift voters believe Uhuru has let them down

By Titus Too and Kennedy Gachuhi | Jul. 3, 2022

**President Uhuru Kenyatta during 100th International Co-operatives Day celebrations at KICC, Nairobi on June 2, 2022.** [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

As President Uhuru Kenyatta’s term comes to an end, residents of Rift Valley, who voted for him overwhelmingly in two elections and in a repeat presidential election in 2017, are a dejected lot.

On Friday, when the president went to Uasin Gishu County to preside over a passing out parade of 3,000 Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) recruits at the Moi Barracks in Eldoret, they expected him to at least thank them for voting for Jubilee or commission the Sh5 billion bypass in Eldoret.

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