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Cyrus Jirongo forays into William Ruto turf with calls for DP to dump Uhuru Kenyatta

Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi (centre), former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo (right) and former Wareng County Chairman PaulnKiprop during a fund raiser in aid of Kiluka AIC Church in Ainabkoi Constituency, Uasin Gishu County, last week. Jirongo has conducted three fundraisers in Uasin Gishu County this month. [Photo: File/Standard]

The latest political forays by Deputy President William Ruto’s long time ally and United Democratic Party leader Cyrus Jirongo into North Rift has raised eyebrows even as talk of an impending western alliance keep emerging.

Jirongo, a former Lugari MP, has in a month held three fundraising events in Uasin Gishu County flanked by local MPs in what could signify an emerging rosy political union.

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