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Why Africans Are Airing Their Leaders' 'Dirty' Laundry On Twitter

It all started when one online user Princess Ife, shared a picture of a man whom she identified as her senator, wearing a skinny jeans and a T-shirt with red sneakers. Other Twitter users have since joined in by sharing pictures of some of their leaders, criticising their dress sense.

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"This is not Rick Ross this is the governor of Kenya second largest city....Mombasa", @ndaruga_

Tilda Kakiya/Twitter

"This Member of Parliament in Uganda is fairly becoming our presidential hopeful", @TKakiya.

Young King/Twitter

"This man here is the mayor of my city Lusaka", @Edward_Mwale.

Sbudah/Twitter

"As South Africans we would help, but we have our hands full with our president" @Sbudah.

Am_Breaking Bad/Twitter

"Wish I could, but this man right here is the Governor of my county, Nairobi", @robby_masha.

Nairobi News

"This man right here, is a senator in my country" @ife_luv12.

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