Life as Raila's spokesman: How I didn't become State mouthpiece

I was in the United States on March 9, 2013, when at about 3am Nairobi time, the Kenyan media reported that the election commission had declared Uhuru Kenyatta winner of the Presidential election.Not too long after, I was startled to see a phone call coming in from Michael Gichangi, the head of the National Intelligence Service. He had been my tormentor after the December 2007 election, but after the Kofi Annan Accord, we interacted without difficulty a few times in theKibaki-Raila Grand Coalitiongovernment.Get Full Access for Ksh299/WeekUnlock the Full Story — Join Thousands of Informed Kenyans TodayUnlock the Truth Now 》Unlimited access to all premium contentUninterrupted ad-free browsing experienceMobile-optimized reading experienceWeekly NewslettersMPesa, Airtel Money and Cards acceptedAlready a subscriber?Log inFollow The Standard
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Not too long after, I was startled to see a phone call coming in from Michael Gichangi, the head of the National Intelligence Service. He had been my tormentor after the December 2007 election, but after the Kofi Annan Accord, we interacted without difficulty a few times in theKibaki-Raila Grand Coalitiongovernment.Get Full Access for Ksh299/WeekUnlock the Full Story — Join Thousands of Informed Kenyans TodayUnlock the Truth Now 》Unlimited access to all premium contentUninterrupted ad-free browsing experienceMobile-optimized reading experienceWeekly NewslettersMPesa, Airtel Money and Cards acceptedAlready a subscriber?Log inFollow The Standard
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