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Is appointing Charles Keter to cabinet president's move to assess Kalenjin support?

The appointment of Charles Keter to the cabinet seems to be a well-calculated move by President Kenyatta.

Through the impending Kericho County senatorial by-election, the president will get a perfect opportunity to establish whether his deputy is committed to the merger between URP and TNA, as they move into the future. It is not lost to Kenyans that at one point, the two went around the country telling their supporters that they had merged into one party called JAP. They went ahead to field candidates in the Kajiado Central and Kabete by-elections on JAP tickets.

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