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Rigathi Gachagua leaps to the presidency after only one term in Parliament

President-elect William Ruto with his deputy Rigathi Gachagua in Karen, Nairobi, on August 5, 2022. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

It is the first time in Kenya's history that a first-term MP moves a heartbeat away from the presidency. Deputy President-elect Rigathi Gachagua, 57, appears luckier than his 55-year-old boss.

President-elect William Ruto is the first to win the presidency on his first attempt in competitive contention.

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