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Great harvest time for Raila, Uhuru as scores of PSs set to go

By Ndung’u Gachane | 4mos ago

When former President Uhuru Kenyatta, President William Ruto, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka met at an event in 2013. [File, Standard]

Former President Uhuru Kenyatta and Azimio leader Raila Odinga are poised to be the biggest beneficiaries in the looming purge that could see almost half of the principal secretaries sent home.

Signs of the great harvest by Uhuru and Raila are manifested by a shortlist of candidates published by the Public Service Commission(PSC) in which their allies dominated the 101 people cleared for interviews for the position of PS.

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