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‘Dynasty vs Hustler’ plot won’t give Ruto victory

President Uhuru Kenyatta, first lady Margret Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto after the memorial service of the Mzee Jomo Kenyatta at the Holy Family Basilica in Nairobi last week. [File, Standard]

A week ago, Kenyans commemorated the 41st anniversary of the death of the first President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta.

After the laying of wreaths within Parliament Buildings where the body of mzee was laid to rest, Uhuru, who led the nation in remembering his father, caught many by surprise when he announced that the day would no longer be marked as a public memorial and a State function.

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