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The price of truth in a nation of comfortable lies

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in a past press conference. [File, Standard]

Truth has never been a friend of the world. The world does not embrace truth-tellers; it crucifies them. From the time of Jesus Christ, who declared, “If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first,” truth has carried with it a heavy cross.

To tell the truth is to invite hostility from those who profit from deception. In Kenya today, this ancient truth still holds.

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