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‘Political minnow’ wins in David and Goliath battle

Kiharu MP Irungu Kang'ata address a press conference.(Photo: David Njaaga/Standard)

At the stroke of midnight of a cold November night last year, the iconic Jamaican reggae group Wailing Souls burst on stage at KICC Grounds in Nairobi with their signature tune “Jah Give Us Life.”

From the hazy blues of the night, a lanky wide-grinned man bolted from the crowd, his right fist aloft and dangerously surged to the front, literally wailing to the reggae beats.

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