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He looks like a wooly-headed idealist, but George Wajackoyah has a point

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Roots party presidential candidate Prof. George Wajackoyah greets supporters in Kisumu. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

George Wajackoyah’s visage gives him a revolutionary look in the mould of Fidel Castro and Karl Marx.

The durag, an inscrutable face and long grey beard tell their own stories. Prof Wajackoyah is a blend of rebellion, chutzpah, intellect, defiance, and confusion.

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