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The big debate and heated assembly

Senator Johnson Sakaja and Polycarp during Nairobi County Governor's debate at CUEA on July 11, 2022. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

Since Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated last week, Harold has been walking around with Kinuthia and yours truly as bodyguards.

It bothered me that Kinuthia always carried a tie and a kiondo in his missions. He told me he is trained in tie-kiondo, saying, “Did you see how those aides jumped on the shooter? Tie the assailant up, throw him inside here.”

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