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Let's not burn our nation at the altar of politics

A protester in Migori leaps over a blazing fire set to barricade the highway between Migori and Isebania. [Caleb Kingwara, Standard]

In one of the KTN News breakfast shows this past week, one panelist used a classical story to paint a perfect analogy of the political situations in Kenya, particularly the politics of Machiavellianism around election time.

On possible dialogue amid the political animosity, Multimedia University Prof Gitile Naituli referred to the classical story titled "A Dissertation upon a Roast Pig" by Charles Lamb.

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