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This man Mathew Lempurkel: Why the MP is no stranger to controversy

Laikipia North MP, Mathew Lempurkei. [PHOTO: MOSES OMUSULA/STANDARD]

When Mathew Lekidime Lempurkel, contested the Laikipia North parliamentary seat in 2013, his critics wrote him off as a none starter.

Lempurkel proved them wrong when the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) announced that he had trounced at least four other candidates to win the seat on an Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party ticket.

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