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Made on the pitch: Football, power and politics

Jubilee candidate in the 2019 Kibra by-election McDonald Mariga. [David Njaaga, Standard]

Legendary Dutch footballer Ruud Gullit once said football (sports) and politics don’t mix, but there are myriad different ways where the two are intricately intertwined.

While politics often manifests itself through sports across the world, sports have frequently been used as either a political propaganda or to pass a political message.

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