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Things fall apart: Igathe shocks Sonko, resigns from City Hall

Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi (left) and his deputy Polycarp Igathe when they met Matatu Owners Association at City Hall. Igathe was picked from the private sector to complement Sonko. [File, Standard]

In public, the pair seemed like political lovebirds but in private they brawled like little monsters.

When one slammed brakes on the facade yesterday, one of the shortest political marriages in Kenya’s history was unveiled.

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