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Opposition supporters celebrate Raila's 79 birthday with clear cake messages to Ruto

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Azimio leader Raila Odinga and his wife Ida cut a cake. He is flanked by, among others, Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Sharrif and Kilifi DG Florah Chibule. [Nehemiah Okwembah, Standard]

Calls for President William Ruto to reduce the high cost of living, tone down his attacks on the Judiciary and manage high taxes loaded on Kenyans dominated the 79th birthday of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga on Sunday.

Stretching from Busia, Kakamega, Kisumu, Nairobi, Mombasa to Kilifi, Raila's supporters celebrated through peaceful walks with mega cakes that were in essence political statements bearing inscriptions of all things that they want President William Ruto to attend to.

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