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MP Serut, former MP Kapondi in another scramble for Mt Elgon

President Uhuru Kenyatta with Deputy William Ruto and Bungoma issues land tittle deed to Margret Cheroitich one of the beneficiaries of Chebyuk face one settlement scheme in Mt. Elgon. Uhuru also addressed a rally at Kopsiro primary school in Mt Elgon Bungoma County on December 15, 2016.BY BENJAMIN SAKWA

The battle lines for Mount Elgon parliamentary seat in the expansive Bungoma County have been drawn. Sitting MP John Serut will do battle with longtime nemesis and former MP Fred Kapondi, again.

If what happened last week during a tour of the region by President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto, is anything to go by, Seruti and Kapondi are set for fierce showdown. Serut, who run as an independent candidate in 2013, beat Kapondi to whom he had lost the URP nominations.

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