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Uhuru consolidates political power as his tenure nears end

President Uhuru Kenyatta (C) flanked by Former Prime minister Raila Odinga (R) and Deputy William Ruto at the Bomas of Kenya in Nairobi during the official launch of the Building Bridges to a United Kenya Taskforce Report on October 26, 2020. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s days as a power-sharing Head of State are over.

In recent months, the president has been reconstructing political control and influence around himself. What remains are the finishing touches, through the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI). 

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