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Will Uhuru Kenyatta's political return break predecessors' tradition?

Former President Uhuru Kenyatta  during the requiem mass in honour of Pope Francis at Holy Family Minor Basilica, Nairobi. April 25th,2025 [File, Standard]

Former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s return to active politics has divided the members of his Jubilee party and the political actors who feel he should not be elder and statesman while others maintain he has every right to agitate and demand for better governance.

Those who maintain that the former Head of State should not drag his name in the murky waters of local politics want him to borrow a leaf from former  the late Daniel Moi and Mwai Kbaki who led a quiet life after leaving office and only offered political guidance albeit away from the public space.

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