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More than most countries, Kenya's politics is about winning over ethnic constituencies and building powerful coalitions. Recently, Kenyans have heard warnings about the dangers of ethnic violence ahead of December's elections, sounded by President Mwai Kibaki (Kikuyu) himself, United States' Ambassador Michael E. Ranneberger and US Senator Barrack Obama (whose father was from Nyanza). After Obama launched his US campaign this month, one Nairobi politician joked that the USA would have a Luo president before Kenya....

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Mwai Kibaki, United States, Michael E. Ranneberger, Barrack Obama, Mukhisa Kituyi, Rwanda, Joe Barage Wanjui, Peter Kanyago, Nathaniel Kangethe, George Kamau Muhoho, Mama Ngina Kenyatta, Jomo Kenyatta, Moody Awori, John Njoroge Michuki, Simeon Nyachae, Njenga Karume, Stanley Murage, Raphael Tuju, Danson Mungatana, John, Mutua Katuku, Kivutha Kibwana, Gideon Konchellah, Beth Wambui Mugo, Martha Karua

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