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Uhuru nominee: Dual citizenship dogs envoy hopeful

Kenya’s Ambassador to South Korea Nominee Mwende Mwinzi during the vetting at County Hall, Nairobi on Tuesday. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Parliament’s vetting of individuals nominated by President Uhuru Kenyatta for ambassadorial posts has brought to fore the touchy subject Kenya’s political elite remain non-committal on - dual citizenship. 

When Mwende Mwinzi, the President’s nominee for Kenya’s Ambassador to South Korea faced the National Assembly for vetting, the issue of her dual citizenship dominated proceedings more than her capacity.

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