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From frying pan: Hustlers ran from Uhuru only to be served bitter pill

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Former President Uhuru Kenyatta. [File, Standard]

Demolitions and evictions, stalled development projects and increased funding of projects in Nyanza following a handshake between the then President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition chief Raila Odinga were the catalysts that made residents of Mt Kenya region vote overwhelmingly for William Ruto in the 2022 presidential polls.

Preceding the election were cries of economic sabotage where some sectors in the region had allegedly been captured by some powerful families and this was turned into the main campaign issue that swung the Mt Kenya vote.

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