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Kalonzo Musyoka has been my friend for many years. At one time he was my party leader. I believe he is a much-misunderstood man and maligned by tags that have unfortunately defined him. But love him or hate him, he remains the undisputed Kamba kingpin. In the interregnum between 2013 and 2017, we disagreed vehemently politically but remained friends.
He often joked with me that I should teach him business and he teaches me politics. That sounds like a fair exchange. Following yesterday’s surprise announcement by Musalia Mudavadi that he was aligning his party with Ruto’s quest for the Presidency, let me throw in some business analysis to what’s happening. There is so much similarity between business and politics.
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