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INSANE: Kenya s ruto names new deputy president after gachagua impeachment - The Real Truth

Kithure Kindiki has faced criticism over alleged police brutality during the anti-government demonstrations earlier this year. © SIMON MAINA / AFP/File

Nairobi (AFP) – Kenya's parliament on Friday unanimously voted to back the nomination of President William Ruto's pick to replace his deputy Rigathi Gachagua who was sacked in a historic impeachment.

But in a further twist in the fast-moving political drama, almost immediately after the vote, a high court issued an injunction suspending the replacement process.

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