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OPINION: We should erect a monument in honour of Mary Mokaya, Kenya's true patriot

For over half a century, Kenyans have been preoccupied with whining and philosophising about ethnicity. Fellow citizens, everything has a shelf life!

Consider this: Mary Mokaya, the 14-year-old Form One student who died in the Moi Girls School Nairobi fire, faced the greatest adversity of her life when she made every effort to save her fellow students from the burning dormitory.

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