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Eromo Egbejule

Courting the Kikuyu: Kenyan politicians split biggest voting bloc

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta (L) and Raila Odinga [Tony Karumba/AFP]

Nairobi, Kenya – Since Kenya secured independence from British colonialists in 1963 after a drawn-out conflict, three things have been certain in the East African country: death, taxes and the Kikuyus voting mostly as one united indivisible force in every presidential election.

Until now.

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