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Short circuits frazzle Kenya Power chiefs

Uhuru Kenyatta has been forced to send his lieutenant Joseph Kinyua to tackle multiple conflicts at the helm of the state-owned utility, whose chairwoman, Vivienne Yeda Apopo, is being questioned by investigators. [...] (272 words)

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KENYA
Bernard Ngugi
Central Organization of Trade Unions
East African Development Bank
Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission
Francis Atwoli
Joseph Kinyua
Joseph Njoroge
Kenya Electrical Trades and Allied Workers' Union
Kenya Power
Rosemary Oduor
Uhuru Kenyatta
Vivienne Yeda Apopo
World Bank

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KENYA
Bernard Ngugi
Central Organization of Trade Unions
East African Development Bank
Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission
Francis Atwoli
Joseph Kinyua
Joseph Njoroge
Kenya Electrical Trades and Allied Workers' Union
Kenya Power
Rosemary Oduor
Uhuru Kenyatta
Vivienne Yeda Apopo
World Bank

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