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Corruption, a Beast That is Slowly Lowering Kenya to an Early Grave

Kenya is a great nation once known far and wide for its vibrations in assorted classes ranging from social all the way to economic diversities. It is a nation that was once worth emulating by many in the continent and around the world. From Atlanta to Sydney, Poland to the south, small and the mighty once knew Kenya as an impressive nation when it comes to positive advancements.

All was well until a swine of ‘kitu kidogo’ perfected mostly by men and women in uniform found its way into this great nation. Through the soft breeding it was accorded, the once known kitu kidogo tremendously evolved and eventually graduated to a bigger mania, kitu kubwa. The beast was blissfully embraced by the lords of fraud and it firmly developed its roots in the East African nation probably first tasting its effectiveness with the Goldenberg scandal.

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