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Baba unveils ‘mandazinomics’ to pull minions out of mass poverty

ODM leader Raila Odinga in Lodwar Turkana County for Azimio la Umoja [Courtesy]

It struck me as odd for 'opposition' leader Raila Odinga to hit the campaign trail before declaring his candidature for any seat in the forthcoming General Election, but I assumed wanderlust is a legitimate response for those suffering from cabin fever, after nearly two years indoors.

So, the man better known as Baba returned, to use a clichéd expression, to his 'stomping grounds' of Kamukunji grounds, the epicentre of the push for multiparty politics 30 years ago.

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