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From the abracadabra of CBC to CBE, we're shifting gears to head back to the old country

A student at Ushindi Baptist Church in Dzikunze ,Ganze sub county experimenting a Virtual Reality[VR] gadget during the launch of the digital learning center at the school. [Marion Kithi, Standard]

The young man of the house, back from his sojourns in Europe, let it be known how happy he was to be back home, "because the water in Spain is yucky," and that he was "tired of seeing so many white people."

I have no idea what sort of water folks in Barcelona take, so I can't speak to its "yuckiness," but the statement about racial composition and a sense of alienation that the young man alludes to is relatable. It's a statement expressed by many "returnees," including many Africans in the diaspora.

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