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Smile and laugh, dear Kenyan, you are one of the happiest souls in the world!

Kenya: This might make some want to cry. But, may be, if you are a Kenyan, it might make you want to laugh.

Forget about the economic hardships that you are facing, insecurity and the endemic corruption that is threatening our very existence. A new study says Kenyans are a very happy lot. On the entire African continent, Kenyans are the second happiest people after Rwanda, according to a Gallup poll.

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