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Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia shares a moment with Former Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Peoples Republic of China Li Zhaoxing during the China-Africa Media and Think-Tank Symposium. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]
In the current heat of electoral hullabaloo, sidelining other important concerns, which are not as appealing as politicians insulting each other or making outrageous claims, is the norm.
Each camp has champions of political entertainment through insults and spreading rumours that are so ‘innocent’ that Dr Samuel Kobia’s NCIC has problems finding problems in their offending utterances. Additionally, some of those guilty of snide remarks have ‘untouchability’ privileges. In the process, other important things disappear into virtual invisibility.
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