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ODM leader Raila Odinga's dominance of the Coast politics was evident in this year's elections after his Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance coalition party won a majority of elective seats.
This is despite the over four-year sustained onslaught from Deputy President William Ruto whose United Democratic Alliance (UDA) won only four of the 30 parliamentary seats at the Coast.
Political leaders and analysts have said Raila's firm grip on Coast politics was due to historical and ideological connections his late father Jaramogi Oginga forged during the colonial, post-colonial, and multiparty eras.
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