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Kenyan writers’ mediocrity puts off readers

Last week, Tony Mochama attacked Kenyan readers, and not only called them ignorant and arrogant but implied that they are the reason (Kenyan) writers are mediocre, for lack of a better.

It was in response to my column a few weeks back, and it is just fair that I set the record straight: readers are totally innocent and the writers are fully to blame for what I will call their predicament.

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