Harambee was a

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and

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faction, with roots in the

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, within the

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(PD), a

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. Most of its members hailed from the

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(DL). The faction was formed in April 2018 by Senator

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, spokesman of the PD and close advisor of former Prime Minister and former party's secretary

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. On 8 April 2018, Richetti announced his intention to launch his bid to become secretary of the PD whenever a leadership election would be called. The faction's name came from the

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'', which is a tradition of community self-help events, for example

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or development activities; it literally means "all pull together" in Swahili, and is also the official

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of Kenya and appears on its

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. Richetti said that he was inspired by his uncle, who was a

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.Harambee di Matteo Richetti: Il coraggio dei sogni
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. Harambee was thus dissolved.

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