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Baba Abby and six other scandals that amused, shocked Kenyans in 2017

DP Ruto, Rachel Shebesh and Cyrus Jirongo
 
  • The secrets that sprang out of the woodwork in 2017 were eye-popping
  • Secret love affairs that made us laugh, jealous or feel like crying
  • Pastor Ruto became Baba Abby as Shebesh almost uprooted Sonko’s marriage

What a year!

Granted, the entire year was a political dustbowl that left Kenyans bruised, grumpy and downright mad. But through national disasters, like the rising price of avocado, the mystery of buying sukuma wiki with the plastic ban in place, Kenyans laughed at each other and at themselves as the city became overrun by slay queens... and men were officially declared dogs, and the boy-child got whipped- not once, but twice by the ‘weaker sex’ girls at national primary and secondary exams.

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