Kenya: How Kananu Swearing-in Could Offer NMS a Lifeline

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Kenya: How Kananu Swearing-in Could Offer NMS a Lifeline

[Nation] When the Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the swearing-in of Ann Kananu as Nairobi's third governor, the ruling was like killing two birds with one stone.

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