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Julius Sunkuli recaptures seat after 20 years in the cold

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Former Internal Security minister Julius Sunkuli. [Edwin Nyarangi, Standard]

Former Internal Security minister Julius Sunkuli has made a comeback to elective politics as Kilgoris MP-elect after 20 years outside Parliament.

Mr Sunkuli, who was elected on a Kanu party ticket, served as MP between 1992 and 2002. He was a powerful minister in the late President Daniel arap Moi's government. He lost the seat to Gideon Konchellah who has held it since then.

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