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Elders call for truce as Kericho governor, deputy fight intensifies

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Kericho Governor Erick Mutai and his deputy Fred Kirui. [Nikko Tanui, Standard]

Local elders have called a truce between Kericho Governor Erick Mutai and his deputy Fred Kirui even as the leadership wrangles between them intensified on Thursday during Madarak Day celebrations.

Mutai and Kirui differed publicly during the celebrations with the deputy governor telling his boss that respect is two-way and that the county chief should know that the governorship was a joint ticket.

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