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Uhuru comes to the rescue of Githeri Man as he is booked into a rehab centre

Kiambu Woman Representative Gathoni Wamuchomba with Martin Kamotho alias Githeri Man at his home in Kayole, Nairobi. Kamotho has been booked into a rehab over his alcoholism problem. [Kamau Maichuhie, Standard]

On August 8, 2017 millions of Kenyans went to the polls to elect their next president in a hotly contested General Election.

As voting went on across the country, a picture of a man queuing as he ate Gither (a mixture of maize and beans) while he waited to cast his vote started trending on social media.

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