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Uasin Gishu politics: Mandago succession stirs ethnic contests

Soy MP Caleb Kositany, who said anyone who wants to be governor in Uasin Gishu should wait for the Nandis to decide. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

A Member of Parliament's statement that the majority Nandi sub-tribe will decide the leadership of Uasin Gishu County has elicited sharp reactions across the region.

Speaking at the funeral of Governor Jackson Mandago’s step-mother in Soy two weeks ago, Soy MP Caleb Kositany made remarks suggesting that it was the decision of members of the sub-tribe that would ultimately carry the day when choosing the governor's successor in 2022.

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