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President Uhuru Kenyatta faces rebellion in North Rift over David Kimaiyo seat

President Uhuru Kenyatta faces rebellion in North Rift over David Kimaiyo seat
David Kimaiyo resigned from the post of Inspector General of Police citing personal reasons. (Photo:Standard)

The appointment of the next Inspector General of Police is expected to rekindle bad blood between the governing Jubilee partners after MPs from Rift Valley warned they would walk out of the coalition should the region be overlooked.

The disgruntlement over Kimaiyo has echoes of the row generated by Standard Gauge Railway tendering bids and the tiff over sacking of former National Youth Service director Kiplimo Rugut.

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