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Kenya
Ruto-Gachagua rift over Lamu County governance widens

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Kenya's President William Ruto (left) and Deputy President Righati Gachagua.
Kenya's President William Ruto (left) and Deputy President Righati Gachagua. © Tony Karumba/AFP

Faced with inter-community tensions in north-eastern Kenya, the Kenyan leader is calling for a more regulated sharing of power between the region's Swahili and Kikuyu populations. His Kikuyu deputy is displeased.

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