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Greed will tear our society apart

The late Professor Ali Mazrui, in the Annual Mazrui Newsletter No. 27 — which was a 70th birthday special edition — observed thus: “I suffered the aches of old age but enjoyed the privileges of being an elder.”

I reflected on these words when it was reported that one Joseph Wanjau had allegedly pocketed Sh2.8 million meant for the reconstructive surgery of baby Fidelis Muthoni.

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