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Eyder Peralta

In Kenya, promises of marijuana paradise electrify the electorate

Kenyan presidential candidate George Wajackoyah on the campaign trail in Mwea, Kenya, on Aug. 5. (Nickolai Hammar/NPR)

MWEA, Kenya — At one of the final rallies of his campaign, George Wajackoyah entered the town of Mwea with his head and shoulders sticking out from the sunroof of an SUV. Other cars followed close behind, one of them with a huge speaker playing reggae and announcing his name.

He's the Kenyan presidential candidate whose outlandish proposals — including selling hyena testicles to bolster the economy — have electrified young people across this East African nation.

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