Raphael Tuju resigns as Azimio executive director
Mr Philip Kisia has taken over as the coalition’s executive director...
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Raphael Tuju has officially resigned from his position as Executive Director of the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party. He announced his resignation in a letter to coalition chairman Uhuru Kenyatta.
- Tuju communicated his decision to resign during a joint meeting of the Azimio Council and the NEC.
- He has handed over his role to new executive director Philip Kisia.
- The resignation was confirmed in a letter sent on Monday.
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