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Kenyans suffer because they've lowered the bar

NAIROBI: It was one of those situations everyone dreads. A colleague we were travelling with to a conference in Brisbarne, Australia, was delayed and we got worried. Perhaps it was the traffic. Ours being a late afternoon flight, it was easy to get stuck in one of those of dreary Nairobi jams.

When we were losing hope of him making it in time for the flight, we saw his huge frame run through the security door, his travel documents fluttering in the air as he waved at us.

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