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Bleak future: Why DP Kindiki is now walking on political egg shells

By Harold Odhiambo and Amos Kiarie | 2h ago

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki is walking an increasingly precarious political tightrope as growing uncertainty over his influence in Mt Kenya exposes one of President William Ruto's biggest re-election challenges ahead of the 2027 General Election.

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