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Rigathi Gachagua stands the risk of becoming one of the shortest serving Deputy Presidents in Kenya if the courts fail to overturn his ouster by the Senate. The 59-year-old politician has had a near fairy tale political run clinching both the position of MP and Deputy President at first attempt.
The rise and fall of Gachagua
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