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Of the princely president and Uhuru’s three royal problems

 

Here is a Sunday riddle for you. What do Kensington Palace and State House Nairobi have in common? Easy. They are both the current official residences of Royal Princes. To usearthlings, Uhuru Kenyatta’s early life may as well have been a version of the 1988 film Coming to America. For all we know, he was woken up every morning by the soft tunes of a 20 piece philharmonic orchestra.

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