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Bwana Dawa's tricks and humorous streak that kept him close to power

Mark Too (left) shares a light moment with lawyer James Orengo in 2003

Mark Too was a storyteller and a funny one at that.  You could easily think his nickname, Bwana Dawa (Medicineman), in the 1990s was because on a boring day, he could be tonic for your soul, cracking your ribs and maybe even breaking one.

He would take on anyone and say anything and seemingly get away with it because he made everything seem a joke.

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