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Why the days of Kenyan ethnic political kingpins are numbered

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Young leaders in the National Assembly must reject this temptation to declare themselves kingpins. [iStockphoto]

Any polity whose politics goes through generational change, gets a real chance at self-renewal. The transition is always a moment to discard old ways and embrace new ones.

Looking at how politicians are running around helter-skelter in a bid to position themselves as regional/ethnic tin gods in the name of kingpins, the millennials and the Gen Zees are asking themselves, "What whiff of newness are these kingpins going to offer?''

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