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Kisumu slum hustler elated after President Uhuru promises him a job

Kisumu job seeker Philemon Awando

Kisumu, Kenya: A-twenty-eight year old Kisumu job seeker Philemon Awando is an elated man after getting a direct call from President Uhuru Kenyatta promising him employment.

He caught President Uhuru's eye and ear last Sunday in Kisumu when he shouted Rais, Rais, Rais Rais at the top of his voice as presidential guards shoved him aside. But this was the moment that would define his fate.

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