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The 'war' over sheng

‘Vipi? Nimefikisha 60, lakini mi si mzae. Tushikane, tuwe ka mbogi moja, ndio Kenya iendelee mbele. Ama we unaonaje? La pili, nawashukuru juu ya ujumbe ya Happy Birthday! Asanteni sana. Nashukuru Mungu. Tutembee pamoja!’

The man in the suit is veteran politician Musalia Mudavadi. He’s been in mainstream politics for 30 years now, and this is his message in sheng, meant to target 16 to 30-year-olds.

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