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Uhuru, Raila should simply accept that they are dynasties

President Uhuru Kenyatta and Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga react during the launch of the collection of signatures for the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) at KICC in Nairobi on November 25, 2020. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

Deputy President William Ruto has ruffled feathers and caused widespread annoyance with his dynasty label. But those referred to as dynasties, by the DP, including President Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga, should not take offence — they should take the political lemons thrown at them and try to make lemonade from them. That’s the only way to defeat the hustler narrative.

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