Kenya: Details of Scheme to Extend Kenyatta Term at Helm of Jubilee

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Kenya: Details of Scheme to Extend Kenyatta Term at Helm of Jubilee

[Nation] Top Jubilee officials plan to extend President Kenyatta's tenure as party leader beyond his retirement after 2022, opening a new battlefront with Deputy President William Ruto's camp.

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