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Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka hosts Former President Uhuru Kenyatta in Mwingi Full Gospel Churches for a fundraiser in aid of the Church on November 19, 2023. [Dennis Kavisu, Standard]

All retired presidents eventually get an upgrade with regard to public perception.

For example, the Congolese remember Mobutu Sese Seko for investing in a Congolese national identity - a fact that enables a healthy discounting of his three decades of murderous kleptocracy.

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