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Kenya
Odinga's campaign short on bankrollers

Presidential candidate Raila Odinga. © Facebook/Raila.Odinga

By extending support to Uhuru Kenyatta's preferred presidential candidate, the oligarchs of the powerful Mount Kenya Foundation fear they will be dragged into funding his entire campaign. [...]

Published on 14/12/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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