Politicians raise eyebrows with incredulous campaign pledges

Even in a world where smart brains have shown one can venture and succeed in almost everything - including selling bottled fresh air - Kenyan politicians still rank up there among the most innovative in their class.

Their ingenuity is often on display during electioneering periods such as the one the country is currently in. What with the kind of campaign promises they have been making to voters in the last few months and which will only go a notch higher as each candidate, especially those in the presidential race, fight to be in the lead going into the homestretch?