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Ex-mayor recalls rally where Kibaki dashed with a shoe

Mwai Kibaki. [File, Standard]

As Kenyans mourn the death of former President Mwai Kibaki, an incident where he was forced to run for his life with one shoe still lingers in the minds of Trans Nzoia residents.

It was on May 23, 1998, at the height of the political agitation to dislodge Kanu from power. Kibaki, the then official leader of the opposition, was to address a major rally.

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