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Kabando wa Kabando calls on Gachagua to unite Kenya’s opposition

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Former Kenyan MP Kabando wa Kabando called on Rigathi Gachagua, Kenya’s former deputy president, to promote opposition unity on his return from the United States. In a post published on 19 October 2026, he referred to political tensions in Kenya, Tuko reports.

Kabando wa Kabando, a former MP for Mukurweini in Kenya, called on Rigathi Gachagua, Kenya’s former deputy president, to unite the opposition ahead of his return from the United States. He posted his message on social media on Monday 19 October 2026, Tuko reports.

Gachagua left Kenya on 26 August and spent nearly two months in the United States meeting members of the diaspora in several cities.

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