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Jubilee shifts to Western Kenya in move to thwart referendum push

After successfully convincing some governors to oppose calls for a national referendum,  the Jubilee administration is now targeting Opposition’s backyard of Western Kenya where a political showdown is expected.

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee administration plans to put the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) on the defensive by dousing the enthusiasm that local people have for a referendum to amend the Constitution.

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