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Kenyans’ obsession with politics, what numbers say

Human Right activist Al Amin Kimathi gestures with blood on his palms against extra judicial killings in Nairobi.4/7/2016 PHOTO BY GEORGE NJUNGE

The General Election is just a few days away and fever-pitch campaigns are now entering the homestretch.

That will be a relief to many – it seems everything in Kenya is holding its collective breath, just waiting for the poll to be over. Business has clearly slowed down, plans are being postponed to “after August”, or being rushed to be completed within the next two weeks.

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