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Should Kenyans care who wins in the US elections?

A couple relaxing in a park in Kenya: Notice the lady’s trouser adorned in the American flag. Can we get enough of America? [Photo: XN Iraki]

It is now official that Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump are the two key flag bearers in the US elections. In the next few months, they will crisscross the country looking for votes. One of them will occupy the White House, and take the mantle from President Barack Obama. This year’s elections have elicited the usual excitement.

The two candidates are the exact opposite of each other. Donald Trump is a TV star, affluent and unconventional. Trump closely mirrors lots of Kenyan politicians, though their number seems to be dwindling, who made their political career by being anti-establishment. It seems from Trump’s popularity, we all yearn for change and someone who says what we fear to say.

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