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Kenya, a country of ten millionaires and ten million poor people

Welcome to Kenya, a country of ten millionaires and ten million poor people. A country that every so-called 'maendeleo kwa wakenya' has its real motives behind the smiling faces of our hungry politicians. Citizens are succumbing to cancer, yet the government is ready to pump Sh10 billion into a 27 paged document. Really?

KCPE candidates score as good marks as 422 only to be left twirling in a web of hopelessness since they cannot afford the high school fees. Did someone mention 'free primary and secondary education' somewhere? Well, this is the country that very clear videos of corrupt officials in a public institution got aired in one of the best TV stations, and no one has ever been arrested. It has been months since we saw evident impunity at Maasai Mara University, but 'investigations are ongoing.' Sh190 million vanished. The suspected affiliates are still dishing out their salaries while the courageous whistleblowers are living in fear.

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