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Rishi Sunak, Briton with Kenyan roots could be next UK Prime Minister

By Patrick Vidija and AP | Oct. 24, 2022

**Former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak outside his home in London, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022.** [AP]

A Briton with Kenya roots is a top contender for Prime Minister following last week's resignation of the embattled Liz Truss after 44 days in office making her the shortest-serving premier in UK history

Rishi Sunak was born on 12 May 1980 in Southampton. His father Usher Sanak was born and raised in Kenya when it was still a British colony while his mother Usha Sunak was born in Tanzania when it was a British territory and was then known as Tanganyika.

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