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The culture of wishing away scandals is what makes or breaks us

The dust settles with ease on everything in Kenya. The only important variable in our national life is passage of time. With this goes our brevity of memory. When time has passed, we simply don’t want to remember anything. This makes us and breaks us.

You see, we are the land of the settling dust, unrolled stones and sterling short memory. We also love sensational drama. We are in our element when something new, something bizarre is breaking news.

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