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ODM leader Raila Odinga. [Emmanuel Wanson, Standard]

A few weeks after the 2022 elections, many Kenyans - here and abroad - were pretty much certain that a vanquished Azimio would not make a formidable opposition.

The abysmal defeat and the rate at which legislators crossed sides even before the courts settled Raila Odinga's petition gave a hint that William Ruto was home and dry.

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