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Mutahi Kagwe’s bag of linguistic treats

With catchy and philosophical quotes like, ‘If we treat this disease normally, it will treat us abnormally’ and ‘You can gerrit, I can gerrit, anybody can gerrit’ – phrases that were turned into song – Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has brought some laughter and cheekiness to a very gloomy period. The man, whose son is gaining traction as an upcoming rapper, has been furnishing Kenyans with quotable quotes, and his stare has become rich fodder for memes.

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