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Here is what BREXIT means for Kenya

January 31, 2020, marked the day the UK left the European Union. There is no doubt in my mind that the decision to leave as a result of the 2016 referendum was a huge mistake. Allegations, now proven, of Russian meddling via Cambridge Analytica probably tipped the balance to allow the Brexit camp to win by a small margin. And guess who is happy with the UK departure from the EU: Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is no friends with anyone but is smiling broadly as Russia succeeds in breaking up old anti-Russian alliances.

Since 2016, the political debate in the UK Houses of Parliament has been dominated by Brexit discussions.

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