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Why no country is immune to what has befallen Sri Lanka

A protester holding a national flag stretches as he sits on the lawn of prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's office. [AP]

Sri Lanka, formerly Ceylon, is in economic and political turmoil.

It was once the home of science fiction writer Arthur Clarke. How did this island on the southern tip of the Indian sub-continent get to where it is today and what can Kenya learn from the unfolding crisis?  

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