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Uhuru changes tack as time to secure legacy running out

President Uhuru Kenyatta takes oath of office administered by Chief Registrar of the Judiciary Ann Amadi during the swearing in for the second term at Kasarani stadium,Nairobi. [File, Standard]

Three years into the end of his second and final term, President Uhuru Kenyatta is shedding his happy-go-lucky demeanour that has characterised his tenure.

The bubbly personality, often the fodder for Kenya’s crafty social media, is slowly being replaced by a much more official mien, one of less movements and focused on delivery.

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