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I am innocent, Tiaty MP Asman Kamama tells his accusers over Baringo cattle raids

By LEONARD KULEI

Baringo, Kenya: When President Uhuru Kenyatta bought 20 goats for Tiaty MP Asman Kamama during the historic Baringo Kimalel Goat Auction in December last year, many Kenyans treated it as a gift to a friend. But it was not just a gift. Beneath the gesture was a coded message the President was passing to the MP, which he made known. “I have bought 20 goats for Kamama, halafu hiyo maneno ingine nisisikie tena (let me not hear of the other matter again).”

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