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KANU, Kenya's grand old party is like the cat with nine lives

President Jomo Kenyatta opening KANU branch office in Kiambu in April 1965 [Courtesy]

The Kenya African National Union (Kanu), the country’s grand old party, has changed significantly during its more than five decades of existence, producing two of the four presidents that have ruled since independence.

The party founded by former President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta and made stronger by his successor Daniel Moi will still have a bigger stake in the 2022 General Elections.

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