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State beware; monopoly threatens national security

The recent death of Wilfred Murungi, the founder of Mastermind Tobacco, elicited a lot of interest, especially with the low-key private ceremony that was his burial.

Many Kenyans, used to burials being huge events — the more renowned the person, the more flamboyant the funeral — were shocked that Murungi chose a quiet, private burial.

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