Let Gema die, but make sure it dies for good this time around

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Today, the political chessboard is all smiles, and so should every mundu wa nyumba. It’s fondling a strange thought that the Gikuyu, Embu, Meru Association (Gema) must scatter. Since chess masters always warn that we must avoid the crowd while thinking ind...
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