Since when were Stalin and Mao Socialists?
Isn’t Socialism the philosophy of ideal social and economic equality. So while all governments have policies influenced by socialism, it would be inaccurate to call any government or nation “Socialist.” It’s just an ideal, like Capitalism, that has a strong influence over policy but is never the only influence.
Communism, on the other hand, refers to a type of regime that seeks to enforce Socialist policies through centralized control, like the Kenyan is trying to do.
So, while Communism is necessarily Socialist, Socialism is not necessarily Communist.
“Since when were Stalin and Mao Socialists?”
Always and forever.
Communism is ultimate socialism, but even a little socialism is worse than no socialism. It's like saying a little cancer is good but a lot is bad. Cancer like socialism is always bad, and poisons society in direct proportion to the amount of socialism employed by that society.