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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - One-time political allies of Kenya's president refused to join his government Thursday amid corruption scandals and fallout from voter rejection of a constitution he had backed.
At least three people rejected President Mwai Kibaki's appointments to his 29-member Cabinet, isolating him and moving his administration closer to a potential crisis. Kenyan TV stations reported that another 13 out of 47 proposed deputy ministers had said that they too were declining posts.
It was the first time since Kenya's independence from Britain in 1963 that politicians have rejected Cabinet or government positions soon after they were announced.
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