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Inside Kenya’s Dirty Campaign Playbook: How Politicians Pay to Tarnish Rivals Through the Media

Blake Otieno January 4, 2026

Kenya’s election seasons are often accompanied by a parallel, largely unseen war, one fought not on rallies and manifestos, but through headlines, hashtags, and whisper campaigns engineered to damage rivals. Over decades, politicians and their operatives have quietly perfected a playbook that weaponises both mainstream and digital media, turning information into a paid-for political tool.

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