"Siasa ni Mchezo Mchafu"

Screenshots of the Twitter profiles of Kenyan presidential candidates, Uhuru Kenyatta and Ralia Odinga, suggesting the country has two presidents. The photos were made on January 30 2018, after Kenya opposition leader, Ralia Odinga's "mock inauguration". Candidate Odinga has since edited his profile, deleting his claims to Kenya's presidency.THE REPUBLIC

enya’s incumbent president, Uhuru Kenyatta, was recently sworn in as head of state, marking an end to a controversial and highly contested election period that spanned from August to November 2017. Elections in Kenya, as in many other African countries, are a highly emotive and divisive period. Businesses close, schools shut down, and, collectively, society holds its breath, exhaling only after the results are announced and the next government determined. After

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