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You say you are better off being a sycophant of a sitting president than a sycophant of somebody not in power. Are you a sycophant?
My history proves that I am no sycophant. I only strongly support what I believe in. I joined politics in 2008 and midway in 2009, I differed with ODM on principle, after they failed to honour their pledges. I left and formed a new party - URP. ODM took me to court and I incurred Sh10 million in legal fees. That’s how principled I am. But if defending Jubilee and President Uhuru Kenyatta will earn me the tag ‘sycophant’, then you can go ahead and write, Aden Barre Duale, the sycophant of Uhuru Kenyatta.
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