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Tall, dark, and handsome: GK Ruku is the tallest man in Kenya's parliament

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Standing at 6.5 feet tall, Geoffrey Kiringa Ruku popularly known as GK Ruku, the MP-elect for Mbeere North is used to the stares he gets.

The 43-year-old could be the tallest MP in Parliament. When we caught up with him in Embu town, Ruku jokingly said "his height would help him have a clear political view within Mt Kenya region."

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