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Stop the speculation, it's damaging our brand

The March 9 handshake between President Uhuru Kenyatta and NASA leader Raila Odinga gave Kenya, once again, the image of a country maturing in democracy and tolerance. The handshake, probably after the Justice David Maraga judgement that led to the nullification of the election victory of the Jubilee party, is the second most important event to happen in Kenya in the last one year. Of course those in disagreement with the judgement were angered but the Justice Maraga ruling gave the impression that the justice system is free from political manipulation. The handshake equally demonstrated Kenyans are able to resolve their issues without fighting

In April, while attending a conference in Washington DC, the delegates at the conference showed nothing but admiration for Kenya.

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