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New law unites the 47 tribes of Kenya

Once upon a time, in a country called Kenya, when the President said jump..”

We can only have one President at a time.  The President can only belong to one tribe.  Should we ever have a half-caste President, two. In its 50 years of self-rule Kenya has been governed by presidents from two tribes.  Three out of four have been from the same tribe.  Between the two, one tribe ruled for 24 years, the other 26. 

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