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UDA polls split leaders as Gachagua wades into city politics

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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

The ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) grassroots elections in Nairobi pitting Governor Johnstone Sakaja and Embakasi North MP James Gakuya have exposed the simmering political war which has sucked in Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Azimio politicians.

Gakuya, an ally of Gachagua claimed that he is vying for the Nairobi chairmanship because Mt Kenya community has been neglected and abandoned by the Sakaja administration and that his bid will give them a sense of belonging in Nairobi.

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