Two weeks before Kenya votes for a new president, online bookseller and blogger William Magunga has caused wild excitement by comparing Kenyan politicians to Game of Thrones characters on Facebook. The photo series is titled “Game of Thrones in Kenya.” The characters compared include Cersei Lannister, Ned Stark, Little Finger, Tywin Lannister, Robert Baratheon, Brienne of Tarth, Tommen Baratheon, Olenna Tyrell, Stannis Baratheon, and Aerys Targaryen.
This isn’t the first time Magunga is causing us excitement. Last year, The New Yorker profiled his bookstore, The Magunga Bookstore, which is modeled on the Guardian’s online bookstore. But even before that, in 2014, we published his beautiful story of an artist in Nairobi.
Kenya will be voting on 8 August and recently had a presidential debate. See all the characters and the politicians they’ve been matched with, and a little highlighting of their shared character.
Ned Stark – Tom Mboya
(Poor thing. Too honourable to a fault. Could not play the Game of Thrones. Loved, gone, but not forgotten).
Little Finger – William Ruto
(A nobody who became somebody through sheer manipulation. Also, greed for land. Now very powerful at the top).
Tywin – Biwott
(R U T H L E S S N E S S).
Robert Baratheon – Kibaki
(Removes the Mad King from the Iron Throne).
Brienne of Tarth – Martha Karua
(Stong. Extremely loyal. Unwavering is a predominantly male space. Men cower in her presence. When battle comes, you want her fighting for you).
Tommen – Uhuru
(Last born child given the throne. Did not really want it, but oh well. Unable to govern. Nice at heart but adviced by evil men and women).
Olenna Tyrell – Mama Ngina
(Very powerful. Extremely Rich. No mercy).
Stannis – Raila
(Fought so hard but the throne is elusive).
Cersei – Lucy Baks
(The Mad Queen).
Moi – Aerys
(The Mad King).
tv-maniak.pl August 22, 2018 18:13
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