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Officially, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is the Executive's link with county governments, a role granted to him by President William Ruto. Unofficially, though, he could be more, given what he construes the role to mean.
"There is no governor I cannot tell what to do ...it is there outlined in the Executive Order issued by the president that I am the bridge between the national and county governors (governments)," Mr Gachagua said during a recent interview on Inooro TV.
His statement stemmed from his public spat with Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja over plans to relocate long-distance public service vehicles from the central business district.
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