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We deserve better no doubt, but being angry over 12-hour train journey won’t increase its speed

The train charges less than half what bus companies charge on the same route, but it takes longer. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

By and large, Kenyans are not a happy lot even as we head into the festive season when people are supposed to make merry.

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