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Homecomings: Celebrations or campaigns?

Cooperatives Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya introduces his children during his homecoming ceremony at Mabole Primary School in Butere on August 24, 2024. [Benjamin Sakwa/ Standard]

Homecoming or elaborate political feast events are now a common feature in Kenya's politics and discourse.

They are commonplace in the country’s political space where well-connected leaders organise to celebrate achievements like Government appointments...