Inside Kindiki’s strategy to wrestle the Mt Kenya vote from rivals

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Deputy President Kithure Kindiki is deploying elders in an effort to change who speaks for Mt Kenya, as President William Ruto seeks to rebuild his political fortunes in a region where former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua remains influential.

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