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UDA to hold primaries in race to succeed Murkomen and Wahome

Road, Transport and Public Works CS Kipchumba Murkomen. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

The race to succeed former Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen and former Kandara MP Alice Wahome has intensified as aspirants prepare to battle it out in UDA nominations tomorrow.

Murkomen and Wahome resigned after they were appointed Cabinet Secretaries for Roads, Transport and Public Works and Water and Irrigation respectively. The Elgeyo Marakwet Senate race has attracted more than 35 aspirants ahead of the by-election slated for January 5.

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