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From makanga to owning Sh100 million house: MP Oscar Sudi’s rise

Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi.

The MP for Kapseret in Eldoret was a makanga and cattle herder who now lives in a Sh100 million house. Never mind that he first came to Nairobi in 1998 and was so jazzed by the sight of a TV, he bought a black and white one for his mabati house in his rural home.

Oscar Sudi was another faceless Kenyan hustler before the 2013 General Election.

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