venal octogenarian life president wielding a fly-whisk (or donning a leopard hat) while presiding over economic ruin, are what one imagines when we think of the African politician. These are ...

The beaded fly whisk had faltered, and all flags had to flutter at half-mast. Heartbeats raced, the country’s collective blood pressure soared. As businesses and government offices hurriedly ...

Known for his humour and as a fierce debater, little is known of his magical fly-whisk that he waved at political rallies. It is said he inherited it from the late Jaramogi Oginga Odinga’s ...