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Regional kingship contests cause unnecessary divisions in communities

President William Ruto chats with deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Kiharu Mp Ndindi Nyoro. [DPCS]

Political spats that have hit and now threaten to split Central Kenya amplify two things; the unifying power the Kenyatta family had on the region, and possible schemes to polarise and weaken a region that has given Kenya three of its five presidents so far.

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