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Is Uhuru Kenyatta a lame duck leader or grandmaster of Kenyan politics?

Uhuru Kenyatta presenting his nomination papers, November 2002. [File, Standard]

In our short history of multi-party politics, the use of the term lame duck, in reference to an outgoing president, is yet to crystalize. However, established democracies like the US have normalised and operationalised the use of the term lame duck whilst referring to an outgoing president.

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