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President's party faces tough test as voters elect Murkomen successor

Tim Kipchumba (left), William Kisang (inset), and activist Jerotich Seii. [File, Standard]

President William Ruto's UDA faces a litmus test as Elgeyo Marakwet voters return to the polls to elect a senator, after Kipchumba Murkomen joined Cabinet.

The Thursday by-election has snowballed into a fierce battle between UDA and Party for Peace and Development (PPD), an outfit widely seen to be a threat to the ruling party.

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