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TUKO “Selfish boardroom deal”: Opposition faces turmoil over Gachagua-Kalonzo deal TUKO Skills, CV: Kenyan lady in Canada lists 5 relocation tools worth more than cash Citizen Digital Trump says will meet North Korea's Kim later this year Citizen Digital Sports Fund asked to back Kenyan karateka Musoga for Japan International Cup People Daily Why Kalonzo-Gachagua pact exposes opposition’s biggest 2027 dilemma K24 Digital 7 things NTSA says school buses must have ahead of next week’s reopening TUKO "Naweza kukuweka": Drama as Cindy loses account moments after giving house tour TUKO Digital dollar: US Treasury approves Trump family's new bank operations Citizen Digital Four workers hit by train in Japan France 24 Ligue 1: Paul Pogba's Monaco adventure comes to an end Daily Maverick Your next book reads: Eerie magical realism and a sex-positive guide Al Jazeera Trump vows ‘economic warfare’ on countries helping Iran Al Jazeera At least 6 killed in multiple Russian missile strikes across Ukraine Nairobi Leo National Assembly Approves Duncan Ojwang as New IPOA Chair Nairobi Leo SHA Clears Final Batch of NHIF Claims Worth Ksh10 Million and Below Nairobi Leo Western Farmers Hail Affordable Fertilizer as Food Production Rises Nairobi Leo Principal Secretaries Put on Notice Over Use of Public Funds Nairobi Leo MPs Call for Crackdown on Rogue Auctioneers Using Goons Kahawa Tungu Prince Harry and Meghan moving back to UK - Kahawatungu Kahawa Tungu Trump threatens 'tremendous economic consequences' on any country helping Iran - Kahawatungu Kahawa Tungu 'I was born in South Africa', says beauty queen facing legal bid to deport her - Kahawatungu Kahawa Tungu House help found dead in Nairobi apartment in suspected suicide - Kahawatungu Kahawa Tungu Construction wall collapses, kills casual worker in Nairobi - Kahawatungu Kahawa Tungu Sandra Felis, Kyumbe Munguti lead star-studded field as over 5,000 runners gear up for Belgut Half Marathon - Kahawatungu People Daily Otiende Amollo: How proposed Public Participation Bill could give Kenyans powers to challenge ignored views People Daily CS Wandayi gives timeline for when crude oil will flow from Turkana People Daily Senate report reveals fate of 48.12M litres of disputed MT Paloma fuel K24 Digital Transfer rumours: Tottenham eye Man City duo as squad overhaul continues K24 Digital Baleba to Manchester United: Is Cameroonian star an upgrade on Casemiro or not? 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Why Kalonzo-Gachagua pact exposes opposition’s biggest 2027 dilemma

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The emerging partnership between Kalonzo Musyoka’s Wiper Patriotic Front and Rigathi Gachagua’s Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) has exposed a problem that could prove more difficult for Kenya’s opposition than defeating the government at the ballot box: deciding who will lead the coalition into the 2027 General Elections. While the arrangement could help the […]

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