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The man who held passport to power leaves the stage after four decades at the top

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John Ngumi. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

For a man who has brokered deals worth over Sh1 trillion, controversy comes with the territory.

And after almost 40 years in the corridors of influence and power, John Ngumi is experiencing a bout of self-introspection after hitting the headlines again.

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