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Why the selfie madness with celebrities should end.

This obsession of taking selfies with celebrities should end. It only shows how some people have underlying issues. It says a lot about their esteem. They actually have none. They therefore want to validate themselves by showing association with important people in society.

One Brenda Chepkoech has just shown us how we are selfie hungry. How our women attach a lot of importance on selfies. The same selfie hungry lady has taken selfies with president Uhuru, deputy president William Ruto and Erick Omondi. Her latest effort to add Chris Brown ended badly. She deserves reproach for her "kiherehere" and not just her phone being allegedly smashed.

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