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Ruto's coalition faces teething troubles

Kenya's new president is already having to contend with divisions in his ruling coalition between senior figures from his native Rift Valley and their counterparts from the centre of the country. He is doing his best behind the scenes to calm the tensions. [...]

Published on 02/12/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes

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