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When contracting some illnesses is prestigious

The whole world is glued to the unfolding drama around the coronavirus. What started off as a seemingly small and manageable illness in China has now become a global problem. Like other Kenyans, I am hoping that the virus spares Kenya because I feel we have already paid our dues with the locusts, the collapsing buildings and other tragedies.

Despite the constant assurances from government, most of us are not full convinced that we can have all it takes to handle this mysterious disease.

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