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Filthy rich ruling elite vomiting on shoes of poor, hungry citizens

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UDA leader alights from a helicopter at Ibacho in Kisii County during a campaign tour. [File, Standard]

As millions of Kenyans riot in want, unsure where their next meal will come from, the luxurious lives of a cabal of super-rich politicians and senior government officials who have invested some of their "fabulous wealth" in purchasing apartments in Middle East, Europe and America has been laid bare.

The state of this group of leaders was exposed in the Senate on Wednesday, where tales were told of how Cabinet Secretaries had acquired billions and were competing in displaying their opulence to the chagrin of Kenyans.

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