Kenyans flocked social media on Wednesday to wish President Uhuru Kenyatta a happy birthday as he turned 55 years old.
President Kenyatta was born in October 26, 1961, to Jomo Kenyatta the founding father and first president of Kenya and his fourth wife Ngina Kenyatta.
Through the hashtag #PresidentsBirthdayKE, netizens showered the president with messages of good tidings wishing him good health and a happy life.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga was also among those who wished Uhuru a happy birthday, by posting a picture of a five-year-old Uhuru together with his father.
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Raila Odinga @RaiIa0dinga
HAPPY BIRTHDAY @UHURUKENYATTAA.WE MAY DIFFER POLITICALLY, BUT YOU’RE MY BROTHER AND MY FRIEND. #PRESIDENTSBIRTHDAYKE
5:54 AM – 26 Oct 2016
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Webos Yote @webosyote
#PRESIDENTSBIRTHDAYKE HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY DEAR PRESIDENT MAY YOU LIVE LONGER TO SEE MORE KENYANS BENEFITING FROM YOUR DEVELOPMENT.
8:34 AM – 26 Oct 2016
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OYWERI~KE @Joboyweri
#PRESIDENTSBIRTHDAYKE EVERYONE WISHES YOU MORE YEARS MR PRESIDENT. TOGETHER WE STAND.
8:33 AM – 26 Oct 2016
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Waweru @Low_core
NO WONDER I WOKE UP FEELING IT’S FRIDAY KUMBE ITS HIS EXCELLENCE’S BIRTHDAY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY @UKENYATTA#PRESIDENTSBIRTHDAYKE
8:33 AM – 26 Oct 2016
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Kevin Mboya @mboya_k
55 YEARS AGO A KING WAS BORN @UKENYATTA @LOVEKIDD_@ELVOKIBET @IAMOLIVERMUTAI @IAM_ABETA#PRESIDENTSBIRTHDAYKE
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