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Nevertheless, in Mazrui, I saw a man with the gift of the gab

Nairobi; Kenya: Nevertheless, in Mazrui, I saw a man with the gift of the gab (if you will excuse the cliché), but who could use his formidable speaking skills to defend the indefensible. His predominantly American audience jumped at him, but the Kenyan academic warrior was not willing to concede.

In 1991, I applied to the Fulbright Foundation for a fellowship so that I could spend my sabbatical leave in America. The application was turned down. But towards the end of that year, Marcum came to Kenya.

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