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Politics at play as governors, deputies engage in tough supremacy battles

Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua (left) with his deputy Bernard Kiala

They started off as friends with a common vision for their counties but they are now sworn enemies in a fierce contest for political supremacy ahead of 2017.

All is fair in love and war, it is said, and governors and their deputies have accused each other of all manner of things, from the bizarre to the prurient in an attempt to discredit each other.

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