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Phrases that defined 2018

Nairobi County MCA's evict Speaker Beatrice Elachi at county offices on 10/9/2018. [Beverlyne Musili,Standard]

As the year comes to an end, Kenyans will remember events that defined 2018 and the roller coaster of emotions that made it memorable. What stood out this year was the resilience when disaster hit, and how slowly but painfully, people rose amid the chaos and rebuilt the ruins. Humour was the glue that held people together, and some phrases are etched in our minds. Some of them include:

This phrase was reportedly recorded by Migori Governor Okoth Obado during the investigation of the murder of his girlfriend Sharon Otieno. He claimed to have opened up to his wife as soon as he discovered Sharon was pregnant. Kenyans went wild; creating scenarios of how a Kenyan woman would react if her husband uttered those words. “Your whole face would be scarred before you finish that statement...,” mused a user on Twitter.

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