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State House trip divides Kamba leaders with all eyes on Kalonzo

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto meet leaders from lower Eastern region at State House, Nairobi, on Tuesday. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]

The much-publicised Tuesday meeting between President Uhuru Kenyatta and a section of Ukambani professionals is part of a wider Jubilee plot to isolate CORD co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka.

Sources privy to the State House visit, said the President and his deputy are determined to bag the Lower Eastern vote through a newfound strategy of directly reaching out to the people through professionals and public appointees.

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