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Presidential library shouldn’t blur rich history

The pressure to frame past presidents’ legacies for future generations is now on. It remains to be seen whether nostalgia or igniting the national imagination will be its focus.

Having spent the last few days visiting North American museums, the plan to set up a Presidential Library, Museum and Exhibition Centre in Kenya caught my attention.

The pressure to frame past presidents’ legacies for future generations is now on. It remains to be seen whether nostalgia or igniting the national imagination will be its focus.

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