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Devolution or desertion? North Eastern leaders face locals wrath

Council of Governors Chairman and Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdulahi addresses a press briefing in Kilifi County on February 9, 2026. [Nehemiah Okwembah, Standard]

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has ignited public discourse on the underdevelopment of the North Eastern region, dividing the political class as residents, professionals and intellectuals from the region weighed in.

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