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URP leaders led by Uasin Gishu Governor Jackson Mandago (left) in Chepkigen, Kesses during a ceremony to welcome boys after circumcision. They drummed up support for Ruto's bid for presidency in 2022. [photo: Peter Ochieng/Standard]
Some Rift Valley governors and MPs have warned their Jubilee counterparts from Mt Kenya that they will form another party if there are no plans to support Deputy President William Ruto’s bid for the presidency in 2022.
Governors Jackson Mandago (Uasin Gishu), Alex Tolgos (Elgeyo Marakwet) and MPs James Bett (Kesses) and Elisha Busienei (Turbo) said they have a solid plan and an option to carry forward their political agenda in case a conflict arises in the newly formed Jubilee Party.
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