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Why Natembeya's 'tawe revolution' is giving western leaders headaches

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Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya when he appeared before the County Public Accounts Committee at Simba Hills Hall, KICC, Nairobi on June 20, 2023. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Fiery Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya has rattled the system. The first time governor has not only managed to work up the populace with his 'Tawe revolution'; he has upset the old order and set tongues wagging.

Natembeya has not missed an opportunity to tell leaders from the western region that time is nigh for a rethink. A rethink not only of how the region engages in national politics but who represents it at the table. National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula has been Natembeya's target and there is no love lost between the two leaders.

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