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Surprises mark Raila fete as supporters throng venue

NASA leader Raila Odinga takes oath of office as the peoples president at Uhuru Park on 30/1/18-[Photo by Beverlyne Musili/Standard]

With a green Bible in his raised right hand, a wooden podium and thousands of ecstatic supporters cheering him on, Opposition leader Raila Odinga took the oath as the 'people’s president' in slightly over one minute.

Wearing his trademark cap and a collarless white shirt, Raila was done with the much-touted event within 10 minutes of his arrival, leaving his supporters yearning for more.

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