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Dagoretti MP KJ returns to stage with engaging sketch containing echoes of Kamotho

It was so refreshing to see Dagoretti MP John Kiarie, better known by his stage name, KJ, back on stage. A generation ago, KJ was part of the Reddykulus trio that used satire to puncture politicians' rhetoric and expose their hypocrisy.

I have no idea where KJ was performing-it's so hard keeping track of these politicians-but Prezzo Bill Ruto was in the audience. The exhortation, "Your Excellency," was delivered five times in one minute, with the MP pausing at appropriate intervals for applause, eyes focused in the presumed direction of Prezzo.

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