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Why so-called ‘deep state’ is a fallacy in Kenya

The idiom originated in modern Turkey. [Courtesy]

Kenya’s professional civil service and uniformed police (and military) are formidable barriers to mass clientelism. The “unelected bureaucrats” ensure the elected leadership carries out the people’s will in a democratic manner and according to rules.

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