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Truth Without Fear
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Experiencing Nairobi CBD without getting robbed or conned is uncommon

When I get absurdly wealthy, and I am a perpetual optimist, one of the liberties I shall take with immediate effect will be to never, ever, set foot in Nairobi Central Business District (I imagine I shall get wealthy overnight, like from winning the jackpot of a lottery I haven’t participated in, or my SACCO accounts will split shares and make me an overnight dollar millionaire).

I shall have the power, and the money, to summon anything and anyone located in CBD, to my location. If ever I miss the city, I will hire myself a helicopter and ride over it, sneering down at mere mortals.

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