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What heroes are we celebrating when Kiburi House remains neglected?

Kiburi House, Kirinyaga Road, Nairobi. Inset, Ewart Grogan (L) Senior Chief Waruhiu wa Kungu and Jomo Kenyatta’s younger brother James Muigai. [Courtesy]

Commemorating Mashujaa Day is conceptually a struggle over the relativity of heroism and heroes. Some people identified as ‘heroes’ appear as if they belong to Sam Kobia’s list of shame.

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