Bread, cash and campaigns: The long history of Kenya’s political handouts

Baks wa M'Muthamia


A viral Nakuru video has reopened an old Kenyan debate: why has political giving become such a familiar part of the relationship between leaders and voters? The answer stretches from the original spirit of harambee to the cash, food and promises that now accompany electoral politics.


Nakuru Town West MP Samuel Arama was captured throwing loaves of bread into a crowd during a community feeding exercise as residents scrambled to catch (Image: Files)



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