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Governor Ali Roba fights off elders' decree on 2017 elections

Mandera Governor Ali Roba. (Photo: Jenipher Wachie/Standard)

Mandera Governor Ali Roba has rallied the public to reject a declaration by local elders barring him from defending his seat.

The Garre Council of Elders announced that all current elected elders from the county should be locked out of next year's polls, drawing criticism from the governor.

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