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Opinion: Why a Raila Odinga presidency is welcome

Raila Odinga

Donald J Trump, the man who lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton by almost 3 million ballots, is not only the freshly minted Leader of the Free World but also the King of Petty.

He had a prime opportunity to be conciliatory – humility would be asking too much of the petulant billionaire – when he gave his inaugural address but instead he chose to turn the stately event into a glorified campaign rally.

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