Kenya: Uda Soaks Up Kiambaa Victory, Promises Tougher Race Against Jubilee in 2022

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Kenya: Uda Soaks Up Kiambaa Victory, Promises Tougher Race Against Jubilee in 2022

[Nation] After a tightly-contested race and a night marked by some drama at the main tallying centre in Kiambaa, Kiambu County, United Democratic Alliance (UDA) supporters could hardly contain their joy when it emerged that John Njuguna Wanjiku had trounced his closest rival, Jubilee Party's Kariri Njama.

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