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Blue-eyed son of Mululu dynasty who survived Cabinet bloodbath

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi. He has served in the governments of presidents Moi, Kibaki and now Ruto. [File, Standard]

Legend has it that when influential minister Moses Mudamba Mudavadi died in 1989, the race in the family to succeed was fierce.

Some suggested one of his six vocal daughters as the best candidate, while others supported his son Musalia, who was then fresh from the University of Nairobi.

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