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Why Gachagua wants Trump to appoint 'tough' ambassador to Kenya

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. [Standard, File]

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has called on US President Donald Trump to appoint a tough ambassador to Kenya with the qualities of Smith Hempstone.

Hempstone served as US ambassador to Kenya from 1989 until 1983 and is credited with forcefully championing democratic ideals during the Moi era.

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