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Leaders 'poverty of ambition' to blame for Western's stagnation

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National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula and Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya. [File, Standard]

The emerging feud between National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula and Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya brings to the surface more than merely a clash of ideologies and perspectives.

It is partly a supremacy battle over the Bukusu Nation vision bearer and the unchartered future of a region that has for the longest time faced stagnation and elite capture.

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