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Kenyatta's éminence grise takes first perilous steps into electoral politics

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Former lawyer Machakos Nzioka Waita (left) and Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta.
Former lawyer Machakos Nzioka Waita (left) and Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta. © @StateHouseKenya/Twitter

The Kenyan president's right-hand man, Nzioka Waita, is hoping to get himself elected as governor of a strategic county near Nairobi. He knows he needs a major image makeover to convince voters and beat off the competition.

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