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The unpleasant outcomes of President Uhuru's anger

One thing we know about Uhuru Kenyatta is that he is an angry president. We have seen him openly express his anger and distrust of his political foes on TV and political rallies. Kenyatta is known for calling others “washenzi” (fools) when he is angry about them. He repeats this statement all the time, “Ukishikwa beba msalaba wako.” Distancing himself from corruption cases, and yet it is his job to stop the corruption before it even happens.

Uhuru’s anger emanates from the mistakes he made in his early days as president. Uhuru made some mistakes when he became the president in 2013. He loosened his grip to power and control and let everyone in. At that time, the hype was high, with everyone going straight to the president. Unfortunately, bad people took advantage of him and began to embezzle and mismanage public funds because “mkubwa” (the president) was not asking them. Now they have stolen, squandered money, and slept on the job; the damage is already done. That’s why Uhuru is very angry about them because they betrayed his trust.

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