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How the opposition became Uhuru’s strongest pillar

Prominent political rivals are tearing each other apart to catch the eye of a resurgent president in the dying days of his reign.

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s purge in Jubilee Party is at once an initiative to bring down his deputy, William Ruto, an assault on democracy, and an emasculation of the political opposition in the country. 

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