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Opinion divided on whether President should don military uniform in public

President Uhuru Kenyatta,left, with the Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces Julius Karangi salute in the honour of those officers who perished in Somalia during the KDF day at Lanet in Nakuru on 14-10-2014.

Nairobi; Kenya: When photos of a beaming President Uhuru Kenyatta walking in State House corridors clad in military gear were splashed on social media on September 5, Kenyans were awed and mesmerised.

Some, hypnotised by the allure of the five-star jungle green Commander-in-Chief uniform, hailed him as “the liberator”, “digital prezzo”, “new Rambo”, “president with a swagger” and all manner of praise.

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