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Why a week is a long time in politics: Lessons from Mwai Kibaki, Uhuru Kenyatta

Retired President Mwai Kibaki when he posed for a photo with Deputy President William Ruto and President Uhuru Kenyatta after their swearing-in ceremony at Kasarani Stadium. [File, Standard]

It is former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson who uttered the often quoted line that a week is a long time in politics.

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