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Kawira Mwangaza: The proverbial cat with nine lives bets on UDA for survival

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Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza being received by UDA Secretary General Cleohas Malala at the party headquarters after joining the ruling party. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

She cuts the figure of a fighter armed with a cocktail of political strategies and a Bible, as she strikes a delicate balance between her spiritual faith and the murky world of politics.

And after surviving the onslaught of an unforgiving County Assembly that rocked her leadership during her first two years in office, Kawira Mwangaza is looking forward to a new chapter in her political life after she aligned herself with President William Ruto's UDA party.

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