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Why UDA barred 16 Kericho MCAs from leaving the country

Kericho County Assembly Ward representatives speaking after a meeting on Assembly leadership in Nakuru. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Sixteen Members of Kericho County Assembly (MCA) were blocked from traveling to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Tuesday evening.

The MCAs were barred at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) at 7pm Tuesday from boarding their flight to Dubai, as President William Ruto's United Democratic Alliance (UDA) initiates disciplinary measures against the assembly leadership.

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