Doreen Mwende’s ‘surprising’ act of honesty

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Doreen Mwende, a resident of Kawangware in Nairobi, had the option of becoming at least Sh30,000 richer on March 31, 2021, but her proper upbringing couldn’t let her go the thieving route. Forty-year-old Mwende, a casual worker in Kawangware, on the said-date saw Ste...

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