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To move forward, Kalenjin Nation should purge all ethnic tin gods

Prof Ayiro’s only mistake is that he does not come from the local community. But then Ayiro is a great teacher. He was Principal of Chavakali High School before former President Daniel arap Moi plucked him to head the prestigious Sunshine Secondary School.PHOTO: COURTESY

“The Kalenjin community is suffering from a siege mentality,” remarked a political pundit recently in the wake of rejection of Prof Laban Ayiro’s appointment as the vice-chancellor of Moi University.

Prof Ayiro’s only mistake is that he does not come from the local community. But then Ayiro is a great teacher. He was Principal of Chavakali High School before former President Daniel arap Moi plucked him to head the prestigious Sunshine Secondary School.

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