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Psephology not ideology informs the rival candidates' campaigns as the election race tightens, With few substantive policies in dispute, the presidential election on 9 August between front runners William Ruto and Raila Odinga is testing their capacity to stitch together the strongest coalitions with the most voters.
Leaders of South Africa, South Sudan and Ethiopia were among several present at the state funeral in Nairobi. Kibaki, a two-term president, has a mixed political legacy.
During the visit, Kibaki suggested that the young boy be named Uhuru, a Swahili name that means freedom.
He will be travelling back to the country on Wednesday.
Kenyans tend to look back at the Kibaki years with rose-tinted glasses, but I have my doubts.