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Composer annoyed that Kenyans cannot sing the national anthem

Prof Washington Omondi, one of the composers of the national anthem

Washington Omondi, one of the composers of the national anthem, could not hide his disappointment as he followed the events of a meeting that preceded the recent National Prayer Breakfast.

Prof Omondi, 76, says he could not believe it when former Cabinet minister Samuel Poghisio, who moderated the meeting at a Nairobi hotel, asked those who could sing at least the first stanza of the anthem to stand up.

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