Kenya: The Day Uhuru Was Thrown Out of Government Building

13 September 2020
opinion

Uhuru Kenyatta, then 29, made his first public foray in the world of politics in 1990. The country was in the grip of an acrimonious campaign to have the law amended to allow multiparty politics. President Daniel arap Moi had sworn this would never happen.

Out of the blues, Uhuru and four other former high school buddies issued a statement calling for constructive dialogue between the government and the multi-party crusaders, in order to reach a middle-ground. The powers that be hit the roof.

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