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Don’t allow political filters a role in graft war

If we are going to believe Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko in his recorded telephone call with Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu, he risked President Uhuru’s ire to release the latter’s wife. If that were the case, then therein lies the soft-belly of the ongoing anti-corruption and renewed tide to stem it in order to restore the sanctity of our laws.

But let us delve deeper into the conversation between the two executive clowns in our county governance system. Ignore for a moment the overlap in the stories of their lives as far as education and personal character are concerned.

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