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How long will we maintain the pretence?

By Andrew Kipkemboi

An agitated acquaintance of mine told me a while ago with a sense of deep regret: "Nothing comes cheap in Kenya... not even water." After three days in Kenya, my American friend thought my beloved Kenya is chaotic and exemplifies a man-eat-man society bereft of the milk of human kindness.

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