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Kenya loses straight-shooting ambassador Anthony Andanje

Kenya’s former Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Nairobi Ambassador Anthony Andanje

Antony Andanje, who died early this week, was a diplomat in a class of his own. I met Andanje in September 1977 as we were enrolling for undergraduate studies at the University of Nairobi, him for a Bachelor of Arts degree and me for a Bachelor of Laws.

Because we had a common interest, we came to know each other during the orientation week. We were avid football fans but never fanatics.

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