WikiLeaks - Kenyan Vice President Denies Claims

Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka wanted US President George Bush to prevail upon President Mwai Kibaki to step down in his favour at the last election, apparently on the grounds of ill health, the American ambassador claimed in a secret cable.

President Mwai Kibaki, Prime Minister Raila Odinga (right) and Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka (left).

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