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Governors allied to President William Ruto devised a last-minute strategy to outfox their Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition counterparts in the election of the powerful Council of Governors (CoG) chairperson.
In an election held in Mombasa, Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) was elected the CoG chair after ODM's Joseph ole Lenku dropped out. Although the governors said the election was done through consensus, there was a high stakes behind-the-scene lobbying, scheming and pressure from the leadership of the two coalitions.
Lenku is said to have bowed out after word reached the governors who were in a closed-door meeting that his deputy, Mr Martine Moshisho, is the chair of the Deputy Governors Forum. Deputy governors from the 47 counties were also holding their election in the next hall at the Pride Inn Hotel where they joined their bosses for the induction workshop.
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