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It’s not greed of our MPs; blame it on our desirous culture

A few weeks ago our members of parliament got back to their usual self, perhaps they had pretended long enough, and awarded themselves huge house allowances and actually backdated them. This is not unusual and unfortunately, we are not going to run away from similar scenarios until we (ordinary Kenyans) decide to invest heavily in politics- both in time and in finances.

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