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Uhuru: The making of political genius in a crowded field

President Uhuru Kenyatta, Deputy President William Ruto, and Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga after Mr. Ruto hosted them for lunch at his Karen residence on November 4, 2018. [Image: DPPS]

Cold, unassuming and calculative are the three adjectives that best describe the political soul of Kenya’s fourth President Uhuru Kenyatta whose spell has bound his former nemesis, Opposition leader Raila Odinga.

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