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Deputy President Kithure Kindiki weaker than ever

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Kenya’s Vice-President, Kithure Kindiki, in Kampala, on 12 May 2026.
Kenya’s Vice-President, Kithure Kindiki, in Kampala, on 12 May 2026. © Michael Muhati/Reuters

The possibility of the country's second-in-command stepping down is no longer taboo in the corridors of State House. President William Ruto is taking the option seriously, aware that it would amount to a decisive break with voters in the country's central region.

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