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County leaders play down rift, fight off impeachment plots

Kisii Governor James Ongwae and his deputy Joash Maangi are fighting to salvage their political careers amid discontent from a section of residents who have since filed a petition at the County Assembly seeking the impeachment of the former.

This comes a few weeks after Maangi suffered a similar fate after a section of Orange Democratic Movement officials from Bomachoge sub-branch attempted to have him removed for allegedly siding with the Jubilee administration to undermine Ongwae’s leadership.

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