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Stephen Sackur: Dig beneath the skin to get truth

By If BBC’s HARDtalk host was moderating the first ev | 13yrs ago

By Austine Okande

If BBC’s HARDtalk host was moderating the first ever presidential debate in Kenya on November 26, then those to appear before Stephen Sackur could be having their communication and research departments working overtime.

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