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Kenya
Ruto rivals divided ahead of by-elections

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Former Kenyan deputy president and opposition leader of the DCP, Rigathi Gachagua, in Nairobi on 21 August 2025.
Former Kenyan deputy president and opposition leader of the DCP, Rigathi Gachagua, in Nairobi on 21 August 2025. © Luis Tato / AFP

Kenya's opposition remains split into two blocs as it prepares to contest 23 national and local seats on 27 November. The divisions seem unlikely to be healed before general elections are held less than two years from now.

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