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Corruption in Kenya has become a virtue

Tania Ngima

Seventy-three per cent of Kenyan youth are afraid to stand up for what is right due to fear of retribution. This statistic was revealed by a study on Kenyan youth conducted by the Aga Khan University’s East African Institute earlier this year.

And like a self-fulfilling prophesy, the spate of extra-judicial killings has increased, with the most recent incident in the limelight getting a lot of attention from the local and international community.

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