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Why Republic of Kenya continues to be haunted by her history

A Mau Mau fighter talks to President Uhuru Kenyatta. [Photo:File/Standard]

By Amos Kareithi

NAIROBI, KENYA: When Britain’s war time Prime Minister Winston Churchill declared that history would be kind to him for he intended to write it, he hit an unquestionable truth about some leaders. And when he implored humankind to “study history” for in history lies all the secrets of statecraft, he had no idea how this would resonate with Kenya, 50 years after independence.

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