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Former Embu Senator Lenny Kivuti, PNU Party Leader Peter Munya and DP Party Leader Justin Muturi during a press conference on August 4, 2026. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]
Banqueting has become the defining ritual of Kenya’s political elites. Be they homecomings, thanksgiving ceremonies, fundraisers or empowerment drives, the habit is losing its novelty.
I had assumed the trend was fading, only for two recent ones to prove me wrong. Linda Mwananchi visited Trans Nzoia and Bungoma on July 26, marketed as Mr Edwin Sifuna’s homecoming.
Then last weekend, Homa Bay Woman Rep Joyce Osogo rolled out a lavish banquet graced by ODM luminaries such as Mr Oburu Oginga, Ms Gladys Wanga and our very own Mr Judas Iscariot.
