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Kenya
Odinga-Ruto rapprochement has Gachagua playing catch-up

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Kenyan deputy president Rigathi Gachagua.
Kenyan deputy president Rigathi Gachagua. © Li Yahui/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

The president's backing of his arch-rival's bid to helm the African Union Commission is a game-changer for Kenyan politics. The big loser is the deputy president, who is trying to rally his troops and bolster his flagging support in his native central region.

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