Justina Wamae on love and what drew her into politics

No one would have predicted that a presidential candidate in Kenya would run on a manifesto based on marijuana. Nothing was conventional about the Roots Party.

From the name to the main issue in their manifesto - marijuana - to their wildcard presidential candidate - Professor George Wajackoyah, to mentions of hyena's testicles, Kenyans largely considered them as a source of comic relief and not serious contenders.