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Succession race gathers pace ahead of Gachagua's impeachment debate

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki, Governors Anne Waiguru (Kirinyaga) and Irungu Kang'ata (Murang'a) are among politicians being touted to replace DP Gachagua. [File, Standard]

As the country waits with bated breath to know whether Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua will be impeached on Tuesday, a coterie of senior politicians is anxiously monitoring the developments keenly and eager to take up the throne.

The would-be beneficiaries of the impeachment are now angling to take over the mantle amid concerted efforts to deflate any political or legal fightback mounted against the impeachment motion.

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